Analyzing RELX PLC (RELX) Stock Performance

By Susan Ramirez • Tuesday, November 18 10:08 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of RELX PLC PLC, a Real Estate Development company whose shares moved -0.5% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

RELX PLC PLC has moved -10.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.8%
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.36
RELX PLC PLC has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.66 and its forward P/E ratio is 24.2
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 33.75 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
RELX PLC PLC is part of the Real Estate sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 27.31 and an average P/B of 1.94
RELX has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 0.6% and gross profit margins of 0.7%
The company has a free cash flow of $1.93 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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. The Scientific, Technical & Medical segment provides scientific and medical information and data sets that help researchers and healthcare professionals to advance science and health outcomes. The Legal segment provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers in decision-making, as well as increases the productivity. The Exhibitions segment is involved in the business that combines face-to-face with data and digital tools to help customers learn about markets, source products, and transactions. The company was formerly known as Reed Elsevier PLC and changed its name to RELX PLC in July 2015. RELX PLC was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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