Informa (LON:INF) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Informa plc (LON:INF) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 802.88 ($10.58) and traded as high as GBX 809.51 ($10.67). Informa shares last traded at GBX 797.17 ($10.50), with a volume of 4,675,617 shares trading hands.

Informa Trading Up 2.6%

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 736.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 802.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98. The firm has a market capitalization of £10.49 billion, a PE ratio of 34.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12.

Informa (LON:INF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 50.40 ($0.66) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Informa had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 4.75%. Equities analysts expect that Informa plc will post 59.3240265 earnings per share for the current year.

Informa Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of GBX 13.60 ($0.18) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.77%. This is an increase from Informa’s previous dividend of $6.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. Informa’s dividend payout ratio is 81.82%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Catherine Levene purchased 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 766 ($10.09) per share, with a total value of £16,852 ($22,202.90). Also, insider John Rishton purchased 2,608 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 761 ($10.03) per share, with a total value of £19,846.88 ($26,148.72). Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 9,858 shares of company stock valued at $7,603,838. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

About Informa

Informa (LSE:INF.L) is a leading international Information Services, Advanced Learning, B2B Exhibitions and Events Group. We’re here to champion the specialist. Through hundreds of brands and a range of products and services, we connect businesses and professionals with the knowledge they need to learn more, know more and do more.