Informa (LON:INF) Hits New 52-Week Low – Here’s What Happened

Informa plc (LON:INFGet Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 642 ($8.20) and last traded at GBX 665.20 ($8.50), with a volume of 5453275 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 648.20 ($8.28).

Informa Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £8.47 billion, a PE ratio of 27.70, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 1.70. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 813.58 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 821.68.

Informa (LON:INFGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 50.40 ($0.64) earnings per share for the quarter. Informa had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 4.75%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Informa plc will post 59.3240265 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Informa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 ($0.17) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This is a boost from Informa’s previous dividend of $6.40. Informa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 81.82%.

Insider Transactions at Informa

In other Informa news, insider Patrick Martell sold 100,567 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 808 ($10.32), for a total value of £812,581.36 ($1,038,309.94). Also, insider John Rishton acquired 2,608 shares of Informa stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 761 ($9.72) per share, with a total value of £19,846.88 ($25,360.18). Insiders purchased 9,858 shares of company stock worth $7,603,838 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

About Informa

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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.

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