Informa plc (LON:INF) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Informa plc (LON:INF) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 865.33 ($11.02).

A number of equities research analysts have commented on INF shares. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Informa in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 975 ($12.42) price target on shares of Informa in a research note on Monday, March 11th. Finally, Numis Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 922 ($11.74) price target on shares of Informa in a report on Friday, March 8th.

Informa Stock Up 0.0 %

INF stock opened at GBX 842.40 ($10.73) on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 825.51 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 801.63. The firm has a market capitalization of £11.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,808.00, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.10. Informa has a fifty-two week low of GBX 684 ($8.71) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 865.20 ($11.02). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.84, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 0.59.

Insider Transactions at Informa

In related news, insider Gareth Wright sold 57,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 820 ($10.44), for a total transaction of £474,550.40 ($604,291.86). Insiders own 0.38% of the company’s stock.

Informa Company Profile

Informa plc operates as an international events, digital services, and academic knowledge company in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Informa Markets, Informa Tech, Informa Connect, and Taylor & Francis. The Informa Connect segment delivers specialist content, and live events and on-demand experiences for professionals through in-person, live, and digital platforms and services that enables businesses and professionals to meet, network, discuss, and learn.