ExlService (EXLS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXLS), operating as EXL, is a global data analytics and digital operations company. It helps businesses use data, artificial intelligence and automation to improve decision-making, streamline processes and enhance customer experiences.

EXL provides services including advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, business process management, finance and accounting, customer care, claims administration, underwriting support and other industry-specific operations. The company serves clients across sectors such as insurance, healthcare, banking and capital markets, retail, utilities, travel and logistics, and communications.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, EXL operates through a global delivery network serving clients primarily in North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Rohit Kapoor.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.03 to $36.83
• 50-Day Range: $26.83 to $38.40
• 52-Week Range: $24.85 to $44.32
• Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.82
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $44.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

ExlService Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ExlService scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 139th out of 664 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

ExlService has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ExlService has a consensus price target of $44.50, representing about 22.6% upside from its current price of $36.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ExlService has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ExlService are expected to grow by 16.48% in the coming year, from $1.82 to $2.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ExlService is 22.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ExlService is 22.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

ExlService has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ExlService has a P/B Ratio of 6.31. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.52% of the float of ExlService has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ExlService has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.12.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ExlService has recently increased by 3.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

ExlService does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

ExlService does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

ExlService has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for ExlService this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for EXLS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added ExlService to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ExlService insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $384,890.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.66% of the stock of ExlService is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.92% of the stock of ExlService is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Data Processing & Outsourced Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EXLS
• CIK: 1297989
• Web: www.exlservice.com
• Phone: (212) 277-7100
• Fax: 212-277-7111
• Employees: 65,000
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ExlService: $44.50
• High Price Target: $46.00
• Low Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.94
• P/E Growth: 1.46
• Net Income: $251.02 million
• Net Margins: 11.17%
• Pretax Margin: 14.55%
• Return on Equity: 30.61%
• Return on Assets: 15.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.64
• Cash Flow: $2.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.70
• Book Value: $5.75 per share
• Price / Book: 6.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 151,610,000
• Free Float: 146,064,000
• Market Cap: $5.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81