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RELX PLC PLC (RELX) Stock Analysis

Recovery setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5High Confidence

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $34.39: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.

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... Read more

$34.39+29.1% A.UpsideScore 5.4/10#9 of 21 Specialty Business Services
QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield3.55%
IncomeYield2.66%(5y avg 2.00%)Payout57.42%sustainable
Stop $32.54Target $44.58(analyst − 15%)A.R:R 2.9:1
Analyst target$52.45+52.5%2 analysts
$44.58our TP
$34.39price
$52.45mean
$57

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $34.39: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Score 5.4/10, high confidence.

Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-06-09

Recent Developments — RELX PLC PLC

Latest news

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Thesis

Rewards
V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.4 in RISK_OFF)
High-quality business
Analyst upside: 29%
Risks
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5
Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.9%/30d (confirmed downtrend)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)23.2
P/E (Fwd)15.8
Mkt Cap$60.8B
EV/EBITDA21.8
Profit Mgn21.5%
ROE70.5%
Rev Growth1.2%
Beta0.25
Dividend2.66%
Rating analysts24

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9MoatNarrow

Options Flow

P/C0.31bullish
IV74%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Bollinger
1.7
Support Resistance
2.4
52w Position
2.6

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Growth Rank
1.0
Value Rank
3.5
Quality Rank
9.3
Superior ROE vs peersBest-in-class margins
GatesDeath cross (50MA < 200MA)Momentum 6.7>=5.5A.R:R 2.9 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRecoverySuitability: Moderate
RSI
53 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $31.02Resistance $35.62

Price Targets

$33
$45
A.Upside+29.6%
A.R:R2.9:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeRisk-Off

Analyst Consensus

Analysts24
Consensus4.2/5
Avg Target$52

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for RELX.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is RELX stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $34.39: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Prior stop was $32.54. Score 5.4/10, high confidence.

What is the RELX stock price target?

Take-profit target: $44.58 (+29.1% upside). Prior stop was $32.54. Stop-loss: $32.54.

What are the risks of investing in RELX?

Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.9%/30d (confirmed downtrend).

Is RELX overvalued or undervalued?

RELX PLC PLC trades at a P/E of 23.2 (forward 15.8). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about RELX?

24 analysts cover RELX with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $52.

What does RELX PLC PLC do?RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and...

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, as well as a portfolio of commercial healthcare products. Its Scientific, Technical & Medical segment provides scientific and medical information and data sets for science and healthcare. The Legal segment provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics. Its Exhibitions segment combines digital tools and data to help customers connect in-person and online, discover new markets, source products, generate leads, and transact. 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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