Relx (LON:REL) Trading Down 14.4% – Here’s What Happened

Relx Plc (LON:REL) dropped 14.4% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 2,142 and last traded at GBX 2,214. Approximately 17,229,896 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 3% from the average daily volume of 17,756,586 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,585.

Key Relx News

Here are the key news stories impacting Relx this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RELX continued its 2026 buyback programme, purchasing 373,957 ordinary shares as treasury stock — a sign of management confidence and a direct reduction in free float that can support the share price over time. RELX Continues 2026 Buyback with Further Treasury Share Purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Earlier the same week RELX added to its buyback programme with a further repurchase of 375,735 ordinary shares, reinforcing the ongoing capital return plan and signaling continued cash deployment into shares. RELX Adds to Buyback Programme With New Treasury Share Purchase
• Neutral Sentiment: RELX published an update to its total voting rights: issued share capital stands at 1,828,156,086 ordinary shares as of 30 January 2026 — a routine corporate disclosure that clarifies the share count after the buybacks. RELX Updates Total Voting Rights to 1.82 Billion Shares

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on REL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 5,070 target price on shares of Relx in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Relx in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,570 target price on shares of Relx in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on shares of Relx in a research report on Monday, January 12th. They set a “neutral” rating and a GBX 3,178 price target on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 4,222.50.

Relx Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 216.69. The firm has a market capitalization of £40.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.48. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 3,000.03 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 3,314.22.

About Relx

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The Group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 33,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America. The shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX.