XPS Pensions Group plc (XPS.L) - What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?

Key Points

• Analysts are broadly positive: all six covering firms rate XPS Pensions Group a “Buy,” with an average 12-month price target of GBX 451.50.
• Recent broker targets range from GBX 435 to GBX 485, including upgrades from Royal Bank of Canada and reiterated “Buy” ratings from Canaccord Genuity, Berenberg, and Deutsche Bank.
• XPS shares opened at GBX 309, compared with a 12-month range of GBX 275–368.50; insiders sold substantially more shares than they bought during the reported period.

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Buy" from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 451.50.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on XPS. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 469 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 440 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of XPS Pensions Group to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from GBX 430 to GBX 435 in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 485 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Tuesday, October 6th.

XPS Pensions Group Price Performance

Shares of LON XPS opened at GBX 309 on Wednesday. XPS Pensions Group has a twelve month low of GBX 275 and a twelve month high of GBX 368.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65. The company has a market capitalization of £627.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.92 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 312.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 311.66.

Insider Buying and Selling at XPS Pensions Group

In other XPS Pensions Group news, insider Michelle Cracknell acquired 5,979 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 333 per share, for a total transaction of £19,910.07. Also, insider Ben Bramhall sold 302,077 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £1,027,061.80. Insiders sold 1,110,388 shares of company stock worth $373,250,270 in the last quarter. 1.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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