Informa (INF)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

785.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.60p
  • 52 Week High: 901.40p
  • 52 Week Low: 640.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,311.15m
  • Volume: 8,759,917
  • Market Cap: £10,298m
  • RiskGrade: 196
  • Beta: 0.02

Ascential shares soar after £1.2bn bid from Informa

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 24 Jul 2024

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Publishing and exhibitions group Informa on Wednesday said it was buying rival Ascential in an agreed £1.2bn deal.
The 568p-a-share offer price represented a 53% premium to Ascential's closing price of 22 July, Informa said on Wednesday.

Shares in Ascential, which owns the famous Cannes Lions Festival - known as the 'Oscars of advertising' - surged to 564 pence in early deals, a jump of 26%.

Informa said the acquisition would lift adjusted earnings per share by at least 5% in the first full year, based on strong revenue growth along with £12m in cost savings.

It also released first-half results, with underlying operating profit growth of 18.8%, while revenue grew 11%. Annual adjusted operating profit was now tipped to be above the top of current guidance of £970m with upper estimates of £1bn.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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Informa Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 785.40p
Change Today 2.60p
% Change 0.33 %
52 Week High 901.40p
52 Week Low 640.20p
Volume 8,759,917
Shares Issued 1,311.15m
Market Cap £10,298m
Beta 0.02
RiskGrade 196

Informa Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
72.16% below the market average72.16% below the market average72.16% below the market average72.16% below the market average72.16% below the market average
95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average
Price Trend
9.62% below the market average9.62% below the market average9.62% below the market average9.62% below the market average9.62% below the market average
58.14% above the sector average58.14% above the sector average58.14% above the sector average58.14% above the sector average58.14% above the sector average
Income
21.64% below the market average21.64% below the market average21.64% below the market average21.64% below the market average21.64% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Growth
90.90% above the market average90.90% above the market average90.90% above the market average90.90% above the market average90.90% above the market average
89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average89.47% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 5
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
strong_buy
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Informa Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 29-May-25 08-Aug-24
Paid 11-Jul-25 20-Sep-24
Amount 13.60p 6.40p

Trades for 30-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 22,667 @ 785.56p
16:37 11,334 @ 785.56p
16:47 15,058 @ 786.08p
16:45 173 @ 785.40p
16:45 850 @ 785.40p

Informa Key Personnel

CEO Stephen A Carter

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