Globaldata (DATA)

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179.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 229.00
  • 52 Week Low: 132.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 251.57m
  • Volume: 2,396,459
  • Market Cap: £450.32m
  • RiskGrade: 136
  • Beta: 0.03

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 179.00p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -1.11 %
52 Week High 229.00
52 Week Low 132.00
Volume 2,396,459
Shares Issued 251.57m
Market Cap £450.32m
Beta 0.03
RiskGrade 136

Globaldata Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average
62.22% below the sector average62.22% below the sector average62.22% below the sector average62.22% below the sector average62.22% below the sector average
Price Trend
39.41% below the market average39.41% below the market average39.41% below the market average39.41% below the market average39.41% below the market average
27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average
Income
0.27% above the market average0.27% above the market average0.27% above the market average0.27% above the market average0.27% above the market average
32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average
Growth
46.98% above the market average46.98% above the market average46.98% above the market average46.98% above the market average46.98% above the market average
60.87% above the sector average60.87% above the sector average60.87% above the sector average60.87% above the sector average60.87% 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 30-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 250,000 @ 178.00p
16:35 1,307,925 @ 179.00p
16:35 1 @ 179.00p
16:35 4,352 @ 179.00p
16:35 4,353 @ 179.00p

Globaldata Key Personnel

CEO Michael Danson
CFO Graham Lilley

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