GlobalData (LON:DATA) Issues Earnings Results

GlobalData (LON:DATA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The company reported GBX 7.50 ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. GlobalData had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 12.99%.

GlobalData Price Performance

Shares of LON:DATA opened at GBX 179.50 ($2.32) on Monday. The firm has a market cap of £1.45 billion, a PE ratio of 42.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 189.98 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 197.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 1.25. GlobalData has a 52 week low of GBX 172 ($2.22) and a 52 week high of GBX 244 ($3.15).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on shares of GlobalData from GBX 295 ($3.81) to GBX 300 ($3.88) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th.

Insider Transactions at GlobalData

In other news, insider Michael Danson sold 2,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 195 ($2.52), for a total transaction of £3,900,000 ($5,041,365.05). 66.45% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About GlobalData

GlobalData Plc is a leading data, insights, and analytics platform for the world’s largest industries. Our mission is to help our clients decode the future, make better decisions, and reach more customers.

One Platform Model
GlobalData’s One Platform model is the foundation of our business and is the result of years of continuous investment, targeted acquisitions, and organic development.