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Informa news analysis
Informa (LSE: INF) is in the FTSE 100. 21 of the last 21 days had relevant coverage.
Latest: Tuesday 20 October 2026
+3.7 from 7 relevant stories. Coverage was mainly about Informa's events business and growth strategy, with announcements of large trade shows and a positive piece on its growth plans. The gaming festival dropping a day in 2027 was a small offsetting negative.
Tone over time
Coverage of Informa held broadly steady between 30 September 2026 and 20 October 2026
Daily news tone, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). Gaps are days with no relevant stories.
Tone fell 27% from 5 to 4 between 30 Sep and 20 Oct. Its high was 9 in 4 Oct.
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8 days of 21 had fewer than 3 relevant stories, so those points are thin evidence. Numbered markers are the days with the strongest single headline (key below). This is the tone of coverage, not a share price.Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Tone |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep | 5 |
| 1 Oct | 3 |
| 2 Oct | −6 |
| 3 Oct | 0 |
| 4 Oct | 9 |
| 5 Oct | −2 |
| 6 Oct | 6 |
| 7 Oct | 7 |
| 8 Oct | 5 |
| 9 Oct | 8 |
| 10 Oct | 8 |
| 11 Oct | −6 |
| 12 Oct | 3 |
| 13 Oct | 6 |
| 14 Oct | 4 |
| 15 Oct | 8 |
| 16 Oct | 2 |
| 17 Oct | 5 |
| 18 Oct | 4 |
| 19 Oct | 6 |
| 20 Oct | 4 |
Day by day
| Day | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | +3.7 | 7 | Coverage was mainly about Informa's events business and growth strategy, with announcements of large trade shows and a positive piece on its growth plans. |
| Monday 19 October 2026 | +5.8 | 2 | Coverage focused on S&P affirming Informa's BBB rating following the Clarion deal, and on a view that the shares could still be cheap despite an 88% run. |
| Sunday 18 October 2026 | +4.0 | 2 | Coverage was mainly about Fitch keeping Informa's rating and stable outlook while it plans the Clarion takeover, which is mildly reassuring. |
| Saturday 17 October 2026 | +4.5 | 6 | Coverage leaned positive, led by Fitch affirming Informa's BBB rating and backing the Clarion acquisition, plus commentary on live events growth after Ascential. |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | +1.7 | 3 | Coverage focused on Informa's GBP940m equity issue linked to the Clarion deal. |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | +8.0 | 6 | Coverage focused on the Clarion deal and the start of the Taylor & Francis separation. |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | +3.7 | 8 | Coverage was mostly about Informa's events and product activity, including a new TechTarget tool, trade shows and registration openings. |
| Tuesday 13 October 2026 | +5.5 | 13 | Coverage centred on Informa's completed Clarion Events acquisition, with Citi reiterating a bullish view and directors buying shares. |
| Monday 12 October 2026 | +3.0 | 1 | Coverage was a weekly recap noting a £940m placing to fund the Clarion purchase, alongside a review of Taylor & Francis. |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | −6.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a weekend roundup noting that Taylor & Francis is to leave Informa. |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | +7.5 | 7 | Coverage focused on the £2.24bn Clarion acquisition, with Deutsche Bank keeping its buy rating and lifting its price target. |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | +7.5 | 16 | Coverage centred on Informa's agreed £2.24bn acquisition of Clarion Events, with a £940 million equity issue to fund it, and plans to separate Taylor & Francis. |
| Thursday 8 October 2026 | +4.5 | 20 | Coverage was dominated by Informa's £2.24bn agreed purchase of Clarion Events from Blackstone and the planned separation of Taylor & Francis. |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | +7.2 | 39 | Coverage centred on Informa's £2.24bn purchase of Clarion Events from Blackstone, funded partly by a £940m share placement. |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | +5.5 | 12 | Coverage focused on Informa's £2.3bn Clarion Events purchase, a £940m fundraising to help pay for it and plans to separate Taylor & Francis. |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | −2.0 | 2 | Coverage was limited to two share-focused stories. |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | +8.7 | 1 | Coverage focused on Informa's half-year results, which showed revenue growth of 6.8 percent. |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | 0.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a note that Informa's share price was unchanged after hours at EUR 10.15, so there was no clear lean either way. |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | −5.5 | 2 | Coverage was limited to Barclays lowering its price target on Informa and commentary linking the company to the AI disruption debate. |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | +3.3 | 8 | Coverage was mostly minor, covering Omdia research, event promotion and an Informa TechTarget product launch. |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | +5.0 | 11 | Coverage was mainly Goldman Sachs naming Informa among its top picks in European media and internet, alongside routine news of Informa events and the TechTarget AI product launch. |
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