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RELX Adds to Buyback with Further 465,000-Share Purchase

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  • RELX continued its capital return programme by repurchasing 465,361 ordinary shares on 6 February 2026.
  • The latest buyback lifts treasury holdings to nearly 13 million shares, supporting EPS and signalling management confidence.
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RELX Adds to Buyback with Further 465,000-Share Purchase

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RELX plc ( (GB:REL) ) has issued an announcement.

RELX plc has continued its share buyback activity, purchasing 465,361 ordinary shares on 6 February 2026 via UBS AG’s London branch, at prices ranging from 2,132p to 2,203p and a volume-weighted average price of 2,153.7276p per share. The repurchased shares will be held in treasury, bringing the company’s treasury holding to 12,946,103 shares and leaving 1,815,266,013 shares in issue excluding treasury stock; since the start of the year RELX has bought back 8,838,231 shares, underscoring an ongoing capital management strategy that can support earnings per share and signal confidence in the company’s long-term prospects to investors.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:REL) stock is a Hold with a £2258.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on RELX plc stock, see the GB:REL Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:REL Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:REL is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high margins and excellent cash flow) and a constructive earnings outlook with broad-based segment growth and strong cash conversion. These positives are meaningfully offset by very weak technical momentum (below major moving averages with negative MACD) and a valuation that looks somewhat premium on P/E despite a moderate dividend yield.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:REL stock, click here.

More about RELX plc

RELX plc is a global information and analytics group focused on professional and business customers, operating across sectors such as scientific, technical and medical publishing, legal and regulatory information, and risk and business analytics, with its shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Average Trading Volume: 5,996,935

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: £39.58B

For a thorough assessment of REL stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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