Relx (LON:REL) Earns “Buy” Rating from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Relx (LON:REL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by equities researchers at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 3,100 price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 2.01% from the stock’s current price.

Relx Stock Performance

LON:REL opened at GBX 3,039 on Friday. Relx has a twelve month low of GBX 1,991 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,539. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 719.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,628.76 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,557.37. The firm has a market cap of £52.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.28.

Relx (LON:REL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported GBX 68.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Relx had a net margin of 23.27% and a return on equity of 125.53%. Analysts forecast that Relx will post 134.00 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Relx

Here are the key news stories impacting Relx this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue growth and outlook remain firm: RELX reported 7% underlying revenue growth for the first nine months of 2026 and reaffirmed its full-year outlook. Management cited broad-based momentum across analytics, information services and AI-related tools, easing concerns that artificial intelligence could disrupt the business. RELX PLC 9-month Underlying Revenue Rises; Confirms FY26 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Share buyback extended: RELX launched an additional irrevocable 2026 share-buyback programme and cancelled treasury shares. The capital return should support earnings per share and signals management confidence in the company’s valuation and cash generation. RELX Extends 2026 Share Buyback Programme and Cancels Treasury Shares
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerage support: Bank of America raised its price target to GBX 4,000, while Deutsche Bank reaffirmed its Buy rating with a GBX 3,100 target. The upgrades and target increases reinforce the bullish interpretation of RELX’s growth prospects. Bank of America raises target to GBp 4,000
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical momentum: The stock crossed above its 200-day moving average, a potentially positive technical signal, although this does not change the company’s underlying earnings outlook. Relx Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst views and insider selling: Citi cut RELX to Neutral, and Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating, citing balanced risk-reward and headwinds in the exhibitions business. Separately, director/PDMR disclosures reported option exercises and share sales, which may create modest selling pressure but do not necessarily indicate deteriorating fundamentals. RELX: Solid Core Growth but Exhibition Headwinds Leave Risk-Reward Balanced at Hold

About Relx

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The Group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 33,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America. The shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX.