Experian’s (EXPN) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Experian (LON:EXPN) in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a GBX 4,600 ($57.49) price objective on the stock.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on EXPN. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Experian from GBX 4,100 ($51.24) to GBX 4,400 ($54.99) and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th.

Experian Price Performance

EXPN stock opened at GBX 3,510 ($43.87) on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £32.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,510.00, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,788.20 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 3,711.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.70. Experian has a 52-week low of GBX 3,002 ($37.52) and a 52-week high of GBX 3,978.56 ($49.73).

Experian Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. Experian’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4,600.00%.

About Experian

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.