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Relx (REL) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 3,723 +110.00 (+3.04%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

About Relx Stock (LON:REL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
3,631
3,731
50-Day Range
3,509
3,725
52-Week Range
3,004.46
3,732
Volume
2.42 million shs
Average Volume
5.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
£69.25 billion
P/E Ratio
3,723.00
Dividend Yield
1.61%
Price Target
GBX 3,800
Consensus Rating
Hold

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.

Relx Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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28th Percentile Overall Score

REL MarketRank™: 

Relx scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Relx's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Relx is 3,723.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 114.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Relx is 3,723.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 509.06.

  • 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 21.65. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for REL.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Relx's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for REL.
  • News Sentiment

    Relx has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Relx this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for REL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Relx to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Relx's insider trading history.
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REL Stock News Headlines

Federal Judiciary Awards Multi-Year Contract to LexisNexis
RELX PLC Expands Share Buyback Program in 2024
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RELX PLC Boosts Share Buyback Program
RELX PLC Expands Share Buyback Strategy
RELX PLC Enhances Shareholder Value with Ongoing Buybacks
Relx price target raised to 4,550 GBp from 4,200 GBp at JPMorgan
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REL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Relx's stock was trading at GBX 3,110 at the start of the year. Since then, REL stock has increased by 19.7% and is now trading at GBX 3,723.
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Relx Plc (LON:REL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The company reported $37.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $36.60 by $0.40. Relx had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 59.12% and a net margin of 20.34%.

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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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
Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend
8/01/2024
Dividend Payable
9/05/2024
Today
11/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Specialty Business Services
Sub-Industry
Business Services
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
35,700
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 3,800
High Stock Price Target
GBX 4,100
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 3,500
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£1.89 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£9.30 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 8.45 per share
Book Value
GBX 172 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,860,000,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£69.25 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.48
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This page (LON:REL) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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