Informa plc (LON:INF) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Informa plc (LON:INF) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,076.43.

Separately, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Informa from GBX 1,000 to GBX 850 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 9th.

Informa Stock Performance

Shares of LON INF opened at GBX 808.80 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £10.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,011.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.70. Informa has a 12-month low of GBX 719 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,000. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.56. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 787.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 852.43.

Informa (LON:INF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Informa had a return on equity of 0.87% and a net margin of 1.64%. Equities research analysts expect that Informa will post 59.3240265 EPS for the current year.

About Informa

Our events, digital products and academic research services connect specialists with knowledge, helping them learn more, know more and do more.

We do this in dozens of specialist markets and subject matter categories, including in Healthcare & Pharma, Technology, Finance, Education, Marketing, Health & Nutrition, Foodservice, and many more.

And we do this through a range of products and services, including major live events, specialist media and content, expert research articles, books and open research platforms, accredited training, buyer discovery services, and digital demand and lead-generation services.