XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 311.86 and traded as low as GBX 299.50. XPS Pensions Group shares last traded at GBX 311, with a volume of 1,401,756 shares trading hands.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on XPS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 485 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of XPS Pensions Group to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from GBX 430 to GBX 435 in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 469 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 440 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 451.50.
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XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance
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's 50-day moving average price is GBX 323.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 311.86. The company has a market cap of £631.42 million, a P/E ratio of 25.08 and a beta of 0.35.
XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 18th. The company reported GBX 13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a net margin of 10.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The company had revenue of £262.96 million for the quarter.
Insider Buying and Selling at XPS Pensions Group
In other XPS Pensions Group news, insider Ben Bramhall sold 302,077 shares of XPS Pensions Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total value of £1,027,061.80. Also, insider Michelle Cracknell purchased 5,979 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 333 per share, for a total transaction of £19,910.07. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,110,388 shares of company stock worth $373,250,270. 1.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About XPS Pensions Group
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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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