Relx (RELX) Stock 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: $47.77 to $48.19
• 50-Day Range: $44.12 to $48.14
• 52-Week Range: $33.13 to $48.24
• Volume: 855,498 shs
• Average Volume: 866,419 shs
• Market Capitalization: $89.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.98%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Relx Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Relx scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 507th out of 668 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Relx.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Relx are expected to grow by 10.83% in the coming year, from $1.57 to $1.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Relx is 27.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Relx is 27.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 277.65.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Relx has a PEG Ratio of 2.98. 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 21.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% of the float of Relx has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Relx has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Relx has recently decreased by 27.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Relx has a dividend yield of 1.00%, which is in 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 27.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Relx will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.01% next year. This indicates that Relx will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% of the float of Relx has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Relx has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Relx has recently decreased by 27.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Relx has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Relx this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Relx to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Relx insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.03% of the stock of Relx is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 15.02% of the stock of Relx is held by institutions.

RELX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RELX shares performed this year?

Relx's stock was trading at $39.66 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, RELX stock has increased by 21.4% and is now trading at $48.1350.
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Who are Relx's major shareholders?

Relx's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.16%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (0.12%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.07%).

How do I buy shares of Relx?

Shares of RELX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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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 Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Pfizer (PFE), Verizon Communications (VZ) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/02/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2024
• Today: 9/19/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RELX
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 929869
• Web: www.relx.com
• Phone: 442071665500
• Fax: 44-20-7166-5799
• Employees: 36,500
• Year Founded: 1993

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.66
• P/E Growth: 2.98
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.51
• Current Ratio: 0.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 9.67
• Cash Flow: $1.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.16
• Book Value: $2.27 per share
• Price / Book: 21.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,868,205,000
• Free Float: 1,867,645,000
• Market Cap: $89.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89