Analysts Set Informa plc (LON:INF) PT at GBX 1,097.86

Shares of Informa plc (LON:INF) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 1,097.86.

INF has been the subject of a number of research reports. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,030 price target on shares of Informa in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Informa from GBX 1,345 to GBX 1,330 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Informa from GBX 975 to GBX 1,000 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd.

Informa Stock Performance

Shares of Informa stock opened at GBX 773.40 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 814.15 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 883.30. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 140.62, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.56. Informa has a 52 week low of GBX 634.20 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,000.

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

Insider Activity

In other Informa news, insider Stephen A. Carter sold 330,249 shares of the business’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 value of £3,084,525.66. 0.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.