Relx (REL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk; Scientific, Technical & Medical; Legal; and Exhibitions. The Risk segment offers information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with technology and algorithms to assist clients in evaluating and predicting risk. The Scientific, Technical & Medical segment provides information and data sets that help researchers and healthcare professionals to advance science and health outcomes. The Legal segment provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers in decision-making, as well as increases the productivity. The Exhibitions segment is involved in the business that combines face-to-face with data and digital tools to help customers learn about markets, source products, and complete transactions. The company was formerly known as Reed Elsevier PLC and changed its name to RELX PLC in July 2015. RELX PLC was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 3,715 to 3,754
• 50-Day Range: 3,512 to 3,784
• 52-Week Range: 3,045 to 3,796.70
• Volume: 19.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £69.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3,727.00
• Dividend Yield: 1.61%
• Price Target: GBX 4,025
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Relx Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Relx scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Relx has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Relx has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Relx is 3,727.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Relx is 3,727.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 524.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Relx has a PEG Ratio of 2.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Relx has a P/B Ratio of 21.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for REL.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Relx pays a meaningful dividend of 1.63%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Relx does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Relx is 6,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.55

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for REL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Relx has a news sentiment score of 0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.34 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Relx this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Relx insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £49,056 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.42% of the stock of Relx is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.54% of the stock of Relx is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

REL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have REL shares performed this year?

Relx's stock was trading at GBX 3,110 at the start of the year. Since then, REL stock has increased by 19.8% and is now trading at GBX 3,727.
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How were Relx's earnings last quarter?

Relx Plc (LON:REL) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The company reported $37.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $36.60 by $0.40. Relx had a net margin of 20.34% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 59.12%.

How do I buy shares of Relx?

Shares of REL stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Relx own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Relx investors own include Barclays (BARC), Unilever (ULVR), GSK (GSK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO) and Aviva (AV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2020
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: LON:REL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.relx.com
• Phone: +44-20-71665500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 35,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 4,025
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 4,550
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 3,500
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,724.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.79
• P/E Growth: 2.69
• Net Income: £1.89 billion
• Net Margins: 20.34%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 59.12%
• Return on Assets: 11.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 218.66
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £9.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.45
• Cash Flow: GBX 8.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 440.57
• Book Value: GBX 172 per share
• Price / Book: 21.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,860,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £69.27 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.48