Media and technology: sector news on Friday 23 October 2026
Average tone +5.8 (positive) across 6 companies with relevant coverage, from 42 stories.
How to read a score. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELX | +7.0 | 29 | Coverage focused on RELX's nine-month update, with 7% underlying revenue growth, a reaffirmed full-year outlook, AI-driven demand and a new £125m buyback. |
| Pearson | +4.0 | 6 | Coverage centred on Pearson's nine-month trading statement, with guidance reiterated and faster Q3 growth led by Virtual Learning. |
| Sage Group | +8.2 | 3 | Coverage mainly focused on Sage's shares reaching a new 12-month high and holding near those levels after a busy week of deals and trading news. |
| Informa | +7.8 | 2 | Coverage centred on Informa shares edging higher after a reassuring trading update. |
| Autotrader Group | +6.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a report that Auto Trader shares rose as software stocks rebounded. |
| Computacenter | +1.3 | 1 | Coverage was mostly quote pages and stock lists, with one article on the shares dipping alongside Asian chipmakers before bouncing back. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 The Sage Group (LON:SGE) Reaches New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?
Shares reached a new 12-month high, a positive market signal. - +9.2 Why Is Informa (LSE:INF) Stock Edging Higher After A Reassuring Trading Update?
Shares edging higher after reassuring trading update. - +9.2 Virtual Learning revenue rises 17% over nine months. Pearson (PSO) posts faster Q3 Group growth.
Virtual Learning revenue up 17% and faster Q3 group growth. - +9.2 Relx delivers broad‑based revenue gains as analytics and AI tools drive momentum
Broad-based gains, AI tools driving momentum. - +9.2 RELX: Positive Trends Continue in Core Business; Shares Deeply Undervalued
Positive core trends; shares called deeply undervalued. - +9.2 Nine-month underlying revenue growth is strong at RELX (RELX), with its full-year outlook reaffirmed.
Strong nine-month growth, outlook reaffirmed. - +8.7 RELX grows revenue 7% as AI-enabled tools drive demand
Revenue up 7% with AI-enabled demand. - +8.7 Relx reports 7% underlying revenue growth, reaffirms full-year outlook
7% underlying growth, outlook reaffirmed. - +8.7 Relx reports 7% underlying revenue growth, reaffirms full-year outlook By Investing.com
7% underlying growth, outlook reaffirmed. - +8.3 Relx defies AI disruption fears as growth holds firm
Growth holds despite AI disruption fears. - +8.3 RELX (Trading Update): strong momentum
Trading update shows strong momentum. - +8.3 Relx backs annual outlook as revenue grows 7% amid AI demand
Outlook backed, revenue up 7% on AI demand.
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