Globaldata (DATA)

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171.75p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.25p
  • 52 Week High: 229.00
  • 52 Week Low: 132.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 251.57m
  • Volume: 2,003,634
  • Market Cap: £432.08m
  • RiskGrade: 136
  • Beta: 0.02

GlobalData snaps up labour market specialist LinkUp

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - AIM-listed analytics specialist GlobalData said trading remained on track on Wednesday, as it detailed its latest acquisition.
In a brief trading update, the firm said it had started the second half in a "strong financial position" and it continued to trade in line with full-year expectations.

It also confirmed the acquisition of LinkUp, a specialist in job market data that was founded in 2007.

GlobalData said the deal, part of an ongoing bolt-on acquisition strategy, would strengthen its strategic intelligence offering and bolster its position within the financial markets audience.

No financial details were released.

Mike Danson, chief executive, said: "This complementary acquisition offers our new and existing clients significant value by adding real-time proprietary technology that indexes millions of job listings."

Shares rose 1% in early trading, to 204.99p.

Billionaire entrepreneur Danson, who created GlobalData in 2016 through the consolidation of a several data and analytic firms, holds a near 50% stake in the business.

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Globaldata Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 171.75p
Change Today -0.25p
% Change -0.15 %
52 Week High 229.00
52 Week Low 132.00
Volume 2,003,634
Shares Issued 251.57m
Market Cap £432.08m
Beta 0.02
RiskGrade 136

Globaldata Star Ratings

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
63.31% below the market average63.31% below the market average63.31% below the market average63.31% below the market average63.31% below the market average
64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average
Price Trend
44.37% below the market average44.37% below the market average44.37% below the market average44.37% below the market average44.37% below the market average
36.08% below the sector average36.08% below the sector average36.08% below the sector average36.08% below the sector average36.08% below the sector average
Income
2.19% above the market average2.19% above the market average2.19% above the market average2.19% above the market average2.19% above the market average
22.03% below the sector average22.03% below the sector average22.03% below the sector average22.03% below the sector average22.03% below the sector average
Growth
48.19% above the market average48.19% above the market average48.19% above the market average48.19% above the market average48.19% above the market average
63.04% above the sector average63.04% above the sector average63.04% above the sector average63.04% above the sector average63.04% above the sector average

Globaldata Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 20-Mar-25 05-Sep-24
Paid 02-May-25 04-Oct-24
Amount 1.00p 1.50p

Trades for 06-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
14:56 308 @ 171.59p
14:54 1 @ 172.00p
14:54 1,354 @ 172.00p
14:50 929 @ 172.00p
14:50 2,112 @ 171.50p

Globaldata Key Personnel

CEO Michael Danson
CFO Graham Lilley

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