Relx Plc (LON:REL) to Issue GBX 18.20 Dividend

Relx Plc (LON:REL) declared a dividend on Thursday, July 25th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st will be paid a dividend of GBX 18.20 ($0.23) per share on Thursday, September 5th. This represents a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 1st. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Relx Stock Performance

REL stock opened at GBX 3,675 ($47.27) on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £68.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,052.75, a PEG ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.46. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,546.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,425.41. Relx has a one year low of GBX 2,462 ($31.67) and a one year high of GBX 3,694.34 ($47.52). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 188.92, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.52.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Relx in a research report on Thursday, July 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 3,327.50 ($42.80).

Relx Company Profile

RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk; Scientific, Technical & Medical; Legal; and Exhibitions. The Risk segment offers information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with technology and algorithms to assist clients in evaluating and predicting risk.