GlobalData (LON:DATA) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Shares of GlobalData Plc (LON:DATA) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 171.65 ($2.22) and last traded at GBX 172 ($2.23), with a volume of 2208750 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 182.50 ($2.36).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on GlobalData from GBX 295 ($3.82) to GBX 300 ($3.88) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th.

GlobalData Trading Down 1.8 %

The firm has a market cap of £1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 188.90 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 196.83.

GlobalData (LON:DATA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 7.50 ($0.10) EPS for the quarter. GlobalData had a return on equity of 12.99% and a net margin of 11.96%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that GlobalData Plc will post 9.6687774 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael Danson sold 2,000,000 shares of GlobalData stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 195 ($2.52), for a total transaction of £3,900,000 ($5,049,197.31). 66.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

GlobalData Company Profile

GlobalData Plc is a leading data, insights, and analytics platform for the world’s largest industries. Our mission is to help our clients decode the future, make better decisions, and reach more customers.

One Platform Model
GlobalData’s One Platform model is the foundation of our business and is the result of years of continuous investment, targeted acquisitions, and organic development.