RELX has an exceptional ROE of 71%, best-in-class margins of 22% relative to specialty business services peers, a Piotroski F-Score of 7 out of 9, and analysts project 36% upside — but a confirmed downtrend with a death cross, falling on-balance volume, and a Rule of 40 score of only 24 indicate meaningful near-term technical risk that contradicts the strong fundamental quality picture.
Thesis pillars
- Exceptional Return On Equity And Margins→Stable
- Rule Of 40 Below Threshold→Stable
- Confirmed Downtrend Death Cross↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026· older than 90 days
RELX PLC PLC (RELX) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Sell if holding. At $41.08, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 7.1): -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
Sell if holding. At $41.08, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 7.1): -1.5; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Score 5.7/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 98d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: conservative.
Recent developments
No fresh coverage since Jul 24, 2026
Recent Developments — RELX PLC PLC
Latest news
- NEWS RELX Launches £150 Million Non-Discretionary Share Buyback as Part of £2.25 Billion 2026 Plan - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail Jul 24, 2026 positive
- NEWS Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Acquires 139,663 Shares of Relx Plc $RELX - MarketBeat — MarketBeat Jul 24, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Tranche Update on RELX PLC's Equity Buyback Plan announced on April 23, 2026. - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com Jul 23, 2026 positive
- NEWS RELX - Glad That I Went Long (NYSE:RELX) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha Jul 23, 2026 positive
- NEWS RELX PLC (NYSE: RELX) starts £150m non-discretionary 2026 share buyback - Stock Titan — Stock Titan Jul 23, 2026 positive
Latest item Jul 24, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:44:09Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $41.08, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 7.1): -1.5; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $39.02. Score 5.7/10, high confidence.
Analyst target: $45.35 (+10.4% upside). Prior stop was $39.02. Stop-loss: $39.02.
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Leverage penalty (D/E 7.1): -1.5.
RELX PLC PLC trades at a P/E of 24.6 (forward 19.2). TrendMatrix value score: 5.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 analysts rate RELX, with a consensus score of 4.1/5. 2 analysts publish price targets averaging $53.
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.