Relx (LON:REL) Stock Price Down 14.4% – Here’s Why

Relx Plc (LON:REL)’s share price dropped 14.4% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 2,142 and last traded at GBX 2,214. Approximately 17,229,896 shares were traded 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.

Relx News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Relx this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company continued active buybacks this week — RELX repurchased 373,957 ordinary shares as part of its 2026 buyback, reducing share count and supporting EPS and capital return signaling management confidence. RELX Continues 2026 Buyback with Further Treasury Share Purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Earlier the same week RELX added to its programme with another treasury purchase (375,735 shares) — ongoing purchases suggest the buyback program remains funded and prioritized, which can be supportive for the share price over time. RELX Adds to Buyback Programme With New Treasury Share Purchase
• Neutral Sentiment: RELX published an update to total voting rights: issued share capital recorded as 1,828,156,086 ordinary shares as of 30 Jan 2026 — a routine regulatory disclosure that confirms the post-buyback share count; useful for calculating per‑share metrics but not an operational update. RELX Updates Total Voting Rights to 1.82 Billion Shares

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Relx Stock Down 14.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 216.69, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market cap of £40.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.48. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 2,983.24 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 3,301.81.

Relx Company Profile

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.