Informa plc (LON:INF) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Informa plc (LON:INF) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 900.50 ($11.90).

Several analysts recently commented on INF shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Informa in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Informa in a research report on Thursday, July 4th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised their target price on shares of Informa from GBX 975 ($12.88) to GBX 1,010 ($13.34) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 28th.

Informa Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of LON:INF opened at GBX 836 ($11.04) on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 837.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 832.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.87, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of £11.12 billion, a PE ratio of 3,626.09, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12. Informa has a 52 week low of GBX 684 ($9.04) and a 52 week high of GBX 886 ($11.70).

Informa Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were issued a GBX 6.40 ($0.08) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.76%. Informa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8,260.87%.

About Informa

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.