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

Experian plc (LON:EXPN)’s stock price 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. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,426 ($42.16).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on EXPN shares. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Experian from GBX 4,100 ($50.45) to GBX 4,400 ($54.14) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,600 ($56.60) price target on shares of Experian in a report on Tuesday, December 17th.

Experian Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £31.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,450.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 3,659.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 3,688.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22.

Experian Cuts Dividend

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