$REL (+0%)

Analysts at TD Cowen have initiated coverage of RELX Plc. (LN) (RELX) with a "Buy" rating and a price target of 35.00 GBP.

According to the analysts, the market has mistakenly classified RELX as a loser in the AI trend, even though the company is actually a beneficiary of AI thanks to its proprietary data, integrated workflows, and proven decision-making tools. Artificial intelligence enhances the value of RELX’s content and analytics, thereby supporting sustainable growth, margin expansion, and a revaluation of the stock.

TD Cowen views RELX as a high-quality provider of information services with strong market positions in its end markets of risk, science, law, and trade shows. This position is supported by sustainable competitive advantages, products integrated into workflows, and strong free cash flow generation.

The analysts expect RELX to achieve organic revenue growth of over 7% through fiscal year 2028, driven by continued growth in the risk and legal sectors, sustainable pricing power, and the increasing use of analytics and AI-powered decision-making tools. Although short-term volatility in the stock has been driven by concerns about disruption from generative AI, RELX has a structural advantage and is positioned to prove itself a long-term beneficiary of AI rather than a loser.

Source: Investing

Note: I am personally invested

Morningstar published its list, and 14 of the 16 companies are British. I ran the 13 I’ve already analyzed through my tool:

🟢 EXCELLENT (4)

• $NWG (+2,17%) NatWest - 5.06%, P/E ratio 8.68x, quality 75/100

• $RKT (-1,6%) Reckitt - 4.16%, P/E ratio 11.6x

• $HSBA (+1,18%) HSBC - 3.70%, P/E ratio 10.36x

• $LLOY (+1,88%) Lloyds - 3.58%, P/E ratio 15.6x

🟣 WATCH (3)

• Relx, AstraZeneca, and Unilever ($REL (+0%) , $AZN (+0,31%) , $ULVR (+1,17%) ). Quality businesses, but valuations no longer offer room to run

🟠 CAUTION (4)

• BP (4.87%), Shell (3.39%), Rio Tinto (4.52%), and Barclays ($BP. (-0,08%)
$SHEL (+0,85%) , $RIO (+0,48%) , $BARC (+1,84%) ). High returns that mask cyclicality. The 78% marginal tax rate on oil in the UK doesn’t help

🔴 LOW THRESHOLD (2)

• Rolls-Royce $RR. (+2,61%) : It’s on Morningstar’s list, but pays 0.39%. Quality 35, Opportunity 5

• Glencore $GLEN (+0,43%) : Quality 10/100. A high yield can also mask a declining business

The last few weeks have shown me that my portfolio is too cash flow-heavy and that I should focus more on dividend growth and growth stocks again. I have therefore spent the last few days looking at several of my stocks and scrutinizing overlaps, performance and cash flow. The result is a shift of around 10% of the portfolio towards more stability and growth with less risk.

Good and poor underperformers have been removed from the portfolio,

• $SBUX (-0,27%) Starbucks
• $GLAD (+1,05%) Gladstone Capital
• $KMB (-0,07%) Kimberly-Clark
• $KO (+0,71%) Coca-Cola

Reduced, the super run,

• $CAT (+1,76%) Caterpillar (insert completely pulled out)

New additions to the portfolio are the stocks that are currently very attractively valued in my opinion,

• $REL (+0%) Relx
• $SPGI (-0,98%) S&P Global

Stable stocks with potential for outperformance were added,

• $MCD (-0,05%) McDonalds
• $PEP (-0,13%) PepsiCo
• $AMGN (-1,21%) Amgen
• $ARCC (+0,29%) Ares Capital

Overall, I have reduced the number of positions somewhat, eliminated underperformers and at the same time shifted into stability and growth.

I feel very comfortable with this adjustment and will keep a close eye on what further adjustment potential I find in my portfolio.

In addition, I'm keeping around 10k dry in case things go downhill again if peace between the USA and Iran doesn't materialize after all... I have serious doubts that this will work out.

I've been taking a closer look at RELX $REL (+0%) a little closer lately - and for me it's a really exciting "hidden champion" that often runs under the radar 👀

Briefly about the company:

RELX is active in the field of data, analytics and specialist information - so it's not a classic "hype business", but rather a solid platform for knowledge and decision-making 📚

Customers include companies, lawyers, scientists and insurance companies.

Why I find the share interesting:

📈 Steady dividend growth

→ approx. 6-8% annually in recent years

→ very reliable increase, not a "random payer"

💰 Strong & stable cash flow

→ large proportion of revenue comes from subscriptions

→ predictable income = perfect basis for dividends

🔁 Recurring business model

→ high customer loyalty

→ Once you join, you often remain a customer for a long time

📊 Solid margins & efficiency

→ Scalable business model

→ Increasing profits without proportionally increasing costs

🌍 Resistance to crises

→ Data & information are always needed

→ Less cyclical than many industrial companies

What I particularly like:

RELX is not a company that entices with huge initial dividends ❌

But that's exactly what I see as a plus 👉 Focus is on continuous growth instead of short-term cash-out

My conclusion:

For me, RELX is a typical "long-term share" 🧠

✔ Solid business model

✔ Growing cash flow

✔ Increasing dividends

👉 Perfect for anyone who wants to build up a growing passive income over the years

I'm looking forward to your opinions - has anyone held RELX in their portfolio for a while?

Following the rebalancing of the S&P Quality Aristocrats last Friday, the following stocks were removed from or added to my two ETF indices (50% weighting):

New additions:

$QDEV (+0,36%): $NOVN (+0,24%) , $REL (+0%) , $ITX (-1,13%) , $LSEG (-2,68%) , $DB1 (-1,29%) and more

$QUS5 (+1,17%): $BKNG (-0,07%) , $MRK (-0,65%) , $CRM (+1,9%) , $UNP (-0,2%) , $COR (-0,07%) , $CAH (-0,54%) and more

Kicked out of both indices and therefore according to S&P no longer Quality Aristocrats are among others: $BATS (+1,32%) , $7974 (+3,3%) , $HD (+1,13%) , $LOW (+0,18%) , $HLT (+0,09%)

In addition, the allocation of all individual stocks in the indices was reduced again to max. 5 % was limited.

Thanks to the recent rally of $$HY9H (+1,3%) my current top 10 weighting (ETFs+shares) is as follows:

3.48% Alphabet

3.04% SK Hynix

3.04% Broadcom

2.93% Meta

2.75% Microsoft

2.71% Apple

2.71% NVIDIA

2.55% Taiwan Semiconductor

2.13% Mastercard

2.08% Visa

New portfolio key figures:

P/E: 27.1 (<30) 🟢

Forward P/E: 21.1 (<25) 🟢

P/Β: 11.5 (<5) 🔴

EV/FCF: 28.7 (<25) 🟡

ROE: 42% (>15%) 🟢

ROIC: 19% (>15%) 🟡

EPS growth for the next 5 years: 15% (>7%) 🟢

Sales growth for the next 5 years: 9% (>5%) 🟡

My internal rate of return is currently 20.19%

$REL (+0%)

The real treasure is the data - and even AI won't shake it 😌

How much do you $REL (+0%) in the long run ?

In an increasingly digital world with more and more data, I find this business model very interesting.

I think data analysis in the financial sector and databases in general will be in high demand in the future.

Be it for credit inquiries from banks, analyses of important topics with high relevance or databases for storing and processing sensitive data.