Experian (LON:EXPN) Hits New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 34.37 ($0.42) and last traded at GBX 3,476 ($42.77), with a volume of 15140631 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,426 ($42.16).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXPN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Experian from GBX 4,100 ($50.45) to GBX 4,400 ($54.14) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,600 ($56.60) price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th.

Experian Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of £31.53 billion, a PE ratio of 3,450.00, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,659.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,688.75.

Experian Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. Experian’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,600.00%.

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.