Experian (LON:EXPN) Stock Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,630.18 ($47.08) and traded as high as GBX 3,835 ($49.73). Experian shares last traded at GBX 3,781 ($49.03), with a volume of 1,847,503 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on EXPN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,502.50 ($45.42).

Experian Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3,804 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,631.20. The company has a market cap of £35.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,833.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72.

Experian Company Profile

Experian plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Business-to-Business and Consumer Services. The company collects, sorts, aggregates, and transforms data from various sources to provide a range of data-driven services.