GlobalData (LON:DATA) Stock Price Up 9.4% – Should You Buy?

Posted by Trevor Kearing on Mar 31st, 2026

GlobalData Plc (LON:DATA – Get Free Report)’s stock price was up 9.4% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 73.40 and last traded at GBX 72.20. Approximately 2,501,424 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 16% from the average daily volume of 2,980,371 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 66.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on DATA shares. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of GlobalData in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 170 target price on shares of GlobalData in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 195.

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GlobalData Trading Up 9.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.52, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 84.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 105.26. The stock has a market cap of £508.40 million, a P/E ratio of 36.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.37.

GlobalData (LON:DATA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported GBX 7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. GlobalData had a net margin of 10.28% and a return on equity of 9.94%. Equities research analysts anticipate that GlobalData Plc will post 9.6687774 EPS for the current year.

GlobalData Company Profile

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GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change.

By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what’s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence.

Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

Strategic Priorities
GlobalData’s four strategic priorities are: Customer Obsession, World Class Product, Sales Excellence and Operational Agility.