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Experian (EXPN) Competitors

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GBX 3,609 +18.00 (+0.50%)
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EXPN vs. DATA, AFM, YOU, ELIX, FNTL, RCDO, SAG, GTLY, PPHC, and MANO

Should you be buying Experian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Experian include GlobalData (DATA), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Fintel (FNTL), Ricardo (RCDO), Science Group (SAG), Gateley (GTLY), Public Policy (PPHC), and Manolete Partners (MANO). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.

Experian vs.

Experian (LON:EXPN) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Experian pays out 4,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GlobalData pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Experian has a net margin of 16.89% compared to GlobalData's net margin of 11.96%. Experian's return on equity of 27.87% beat GlobalData's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Experian16.89% 27.87% 9.65%
GlobalData 11.96%13.25%7.91%

56.0% of Experian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Experian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.5% of GlobalData shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Experian received 597 more outperform votes than GlobalData when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.80% of users gave Experian an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave GlobalData an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ExperianOutperform Votes
705
69.80%
Underperform Votes
305
30.20%
GlobalDataOutperform Votes
108
66.67%
Underperform Votes
54
33.33%

Experian has higher revenue and earnings than GlobalData. Experian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Experian£7.10B4.63£1.20B£1.003,600.00
GlobalData£276.80M5.30£33.10M£0.044,648.00

In the previous week, GlobalData had 9 more articles in the media than Experian. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for GlobalData and 2 mentions for Experian. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Experian's score of -0.28 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Experian
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
GlobalData
0 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Experian currently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,200, suggesting a potential upside of 16.67%. GlobalData has a consensus target price of GBX 295, suggesting a potential upside of 58.67%. Given GlobalData's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Experian.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Experian
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
GlobalData
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Experian has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Experian beats GlobalData on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EXPN vs. The Competition

MetricExperianConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£32.90B£2.32B£3.90B£1.40B
Dividend Yield1.16%3.21%4.39%11.74%
P/E Ratio3,600.003,538.35524.321,558.04
Price / Sales4.63188.05421.07311,012.94
Price / Cash172.4621.6128.3832.94
Price / Book7.102.333.992.85
Net Income£1.20B£97.90M£179.68M£152.80M
7 Day Performance-1.69%-1.01%-0.70%18.96%
1 Month Performance-1.56%-2.15%0.94%18.69%
1 Year Performance12.43%0.44%25.31%23.73%

Experian Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXPN
Experian
1.4063 of 5 stars
GBX 3,609
+0.5%
GBX 4,200
+16.4%
+12.3%£32.98B£7.10B3,591.0022,400Analyst Forecast
DATA
GlobalData
2.2287 of 5 stars
GBX 186
-1.1%
GBX 295
+58.6%
+22.4%£1.47B£276.80M4,650.003,532
AFM
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
N/AGBX 504
-0.1%
GBX 442.50
-12.2%
+21.4%£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051
YOU
YouGov
3.044 of 5 stars
GBX 449.46
+0.8%
GBX 905
+101.4%
-61.5%£524.83M£270M2,241.761,820
ELIX
Elixirr International
N/AGBX 765
+2.0%
N/A+52.0%£359.09M£97.37M2,100.00484
FNTL
Fintel
N/AGBX 286
-1.4%
N/A+14.8%£297.98M£68.90M4,833.33501
RCDO
Ricardo
1.7377 of 5 stars
GBX 408
+1.5%
GBX 730
+78.9%
-15.9%£253.82M£474.70M40,200.002,978Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
SAG
Science Group
N/AGBX 462.90
0.0%
N/A+18.3%£208.58M£110.93M3,560.77443
GTLY
Gateley
N/AGBX 138.10
-0.3%
N/A-9.4%£180.32M£172.49M1,725.001,068
PPHC
Public Policy
2.5299 of 5 stars
GBX 139
+0.1%
GBX 250
+79.9%
+21.2%£166.48M£140.40M-925.33367
MANO
Manolete Partners
N/AGBX 88
-3.3%
N/A-46.2%£38.51M£26.30M4,550.0029

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This page (LON:EXPN) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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