Stephen Carter Sells 330,249 Shares of Informa (LON:INF) Stock

Informa plc (LON:INF) insider Stephen Carter sold 330,249 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 934, for a total transaction of £3,084,525.66.

Informa Stock Up 0.6%

INF opened at GBX 913.78 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £11.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 166.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 0.56. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 906.22 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 904.51. Informa plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 634.20 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Informa from GBX 1,000 to GBX 1,140 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup upped their price target on Informa from GBX 975 to GBX 1,000 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,055 price objective on shares of Informa in a research report on Friday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Informa from GBX 1,345 to GBX 1,330 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,030 target price on shares of Informa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,097.86.

Informa Company Profile

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.