XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst sentiment is bullish: All six brokerages covering XPS Pensions Group rate the stock “Buy,” with an average 12-month price target of GBX 451.50.
• XPS shares opened at GBX 303.50, below their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, while the company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 13 and revenue of £262.96 million.
• Insiders sold heavily: Company insiders sold 1.11 million shares worth approximately £373.25 million over the past three months, while insiders own 1.03% of the stock.

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Buy" from the six brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 451.50.

Several analysts have issued reports on XPS shares. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 440 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 469 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 485 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded XPS Pensions Group to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from GBX 430 to GBX 435 in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th.

XPS Pensions Group Price Performance

Shares of XPS stock opened at GBX 303.50 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 322.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 311.31. The firm has a market cap of £616.20 million, a P/E ratio of 24.48 and a beta of 0.34. XPS Pensions Group has a 1-year low of GBX 275 and a 1-year high of GBX 368.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 18th. The company reported GBX 13 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of £262.96 million for the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a net margin of 10.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%.

Insider Buying and Selling at XPS Pensions Group

In other XPS Pensions Group news, insider Snehal Shah sold 26,879 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total value of £91,388.60. Also, insider Paul Cuff sold 319,195 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total value of £1,085,263. Insiders sold a total of 1,110,388 shares of company stock valued at $373,250,270 over the last three months. 1.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About XPS Pensions Group

XPS Group is a leading UK consulting and administration business specialising in the pensions and insurance sectors. A FTSE 250 company, XPS combines expertise and insight with advanced technology and analytics to address the needs of over 1,300 pension schemes and their sponsoring employers on an ongoing and project basis. We undertake pensions administration for over one million members and provide advisory services to schemes and corporate sponsors in respect of schemes of all sizes, including 83 with assets over £1bn.

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