ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• ExlService has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share between $1.860 and $1.900, slightly below the consensus estimate of $1.876. Revenue guidance matches the consensus at $2.1 billion.
• Analysts have shown a positive outlook on ExlService, with multiple upgrades and a majority rating of "Moderate Buy", while the average target price is set at $51.50.
• Recent insider activity includes significant sell-offs by executives, with one insider selling 25,000 shares, representing a 15.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.860-1.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.876. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.1 billion-$2.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.1 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on EXLS. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of ExlService in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on ExlService from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded ExlService from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $51.50.

ExlService Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of EXLS stock traded down $0.02 on Tuesday, reaching $42.20. 2,008,031 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,619,050. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $45.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 31.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.80. ExlService has a 52 week low of $31.87 and a 52 week high of $52.43. The company has a current ratio of 3.41, a quick ratio of 3.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.45 by ($0.04). ExlService had a net margin of 11.36% and a return on equity of 25.11%. As a group, analysts forecast that ExlService will post 1.27 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at ExlService

In other news, insider Vikas Bhalla sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.11, for a total value of $1,152,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 135,046 shares in the company, valued at $6,226,971.06. This represents a 15.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jaynie M. Studenmund sold 14,580 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.53, for a total value of $692,987.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 4.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of ExlService by 277.7% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 17,384 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $821,000 after purchasing an additional 12,781 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in shares of ExlService by 4.1% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 497,474 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $23,486,000 after acquiring an additional 19,769 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in ExlService during the first quarter valued at about $10,084,000. 92.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ExlService Company Profile

ExlService Holdings, Inc operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. It also provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform.

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