Informa plc (IFPJF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of Informa plc $12.80, price $11.64, upside +10.0%, quality 67 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Informa plc
IFPJF · USNeutralQuality growthThe stock looks roughly fairly valued with average quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 3, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $3.88 – $12.60 · fair‑value band $7.28 – $18.33 · the $11.64 price screens below the $12.80 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 3, 2026.
Company profile
Informa plc operates as an international events, digital services, and academic research company in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, China, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Informa Markets, Informa Connect, Informa Festivals, Taylor & Francis, and Infroma TechTarget.
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Informa plc operates as an international events, digital services, and academic research company in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, China, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Informa Markets, Informa Connect, Informa Festivals, Taylor & Francis, and Infroma TechTarget. The Informa Markets segment enable buyers, sellers, and decision makers to meet, discover, and showcase new products in various specialist markets, as well as delivers live events, including annual business-to-business exhibitions, specialist content, and services that help buyers and suppliers connect digitally comprising lead and demand generation solutions. Its Informa Connect segment delivers digital content; and creates content-led live and on demand events and experiences for professionals in finance, life sciences, foodservice, and other specialist markets through in-person, live, and online platforms that enables businesses and professionals to meet, network, discuss, and learn. Informa Festivals segment engages in experience-led B2B events. The Informa TechTarget segment provides B2B data and market access services. Its Taylor & Francis segment curates and publishes applied academic research, learning, and championing communities of academics, researchers, experts, and knowledge makers in science, technology and medicine, and humanities and social sciences fields in pay-to-publish and pay-to-read, open research, and advanced learning formats. The company was formerly known as T&F Informa plc and changed its name to Informa plc in August 2005. Informa plc was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Informa plc (IFPJF) currently trades at $11.64, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $12.80, implying the stock looks roughly 9.1% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $12.95 per share, and 8 of the 24 models we run sit above the $11.64 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at $3.61, and 16 of the 24 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $7.28 (bear) to $18.33 (bull), the price of $11.64 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 67/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Informa plc reported revenue of £4.0B in FY2025 versus £1.6B in FY2021, a compound +26.4%/yr. Reported net income was £11.0M in FY2025, compounding −38.7%/yr from FY2021. FY2021 was a trough year, so the rate overstates the trend.
Key figures
Market cap $15.2B · P/S ratio 3.73 · EPS (TTM) $0.0100 · Dividend yield 1.9% · Net margin 0.3% · Return on equity −2.1% · Return on assets (EBIT) 3.3% · Operating margin 19.6%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 37 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 8% below its 52-week high and 9% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 0% fair-value upside, at 10%, IFPJF screens cheaper than that median.
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