Experian (EXPGF) & Its Competitors Head to Head Survey

Experian (OTCMKTS:EXPGF – Get Rating) is one of 197 publicly-traded companies in the “Business Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Experian to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.0% of Experian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of shares of all “Business Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Business Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Experian and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Experian	0	1	1	0	2.50
Experian Competitors	737	3825	5960	100	2.51

Experian presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.66%. As a group, “Business Services” companies have a potential upside of 16.39%. Given Experian’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Experian has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Experian and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Experian	N/A	N/A	N/A
Experian Competitors	-10.42%	-35.73%	-9.25%

Dividends

Experian pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Experian pays out 44.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Business Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 0.1% and pay out 66.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Experian is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Experian and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Experian	N/A	N/A	42.51
Experian Competitors	$1.42 billion	$115.01 million	1,129.06

Experian’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Experian. Experian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Experian peers beat Experian on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Experian

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Experian Plc is a global information services company, which engages in the provision of data and analytical tools that are used to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers, and automate decision making. Its activities are grouped into four global business lines: Credit Services, Decision Analytics, Marketing Services, and Consumer Services. The Credit Services provides information to organizations to help manage the risks associated with extending credit and preventing fraud. The Decision Analytics unlocks the value of its vast store of credit and marketing information, as well as other data sources, by applying expert consulting, analytical tools and software to convert data into valuable business decisions. The Marketing Services helps many of the organizations target and engage to customers through sophisticated marketing strategies that generate significant return on investment. The Consumer Services provides credit monitoring services to millions of consumers via the internet. The company was founded by John Wilfred Peace in 1980 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.