ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXLS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of ExlService in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 30th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.43. The consensus estimate for ExlService's current full-year earnings is $1.27 per share.
ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $514.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $504.87 million. ExlService had a return on equity of 25.38% and a net margin of 12.00%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.40 EPS.
A number of other analysts have also weighed in on EXLS. Wall Street Zen upgraded ExlService from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on ExlService from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of ExlService in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ExlService presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $51.50.
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ExlService Trading Down 0.3%
EXLS traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $42.45. The company had a trading volume of 754,475 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,647,549. The stock has a market cap of $6.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.42, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.32. ExlService has a 52 week low of $33.10 and a 52 week high of $52.43. The company has a quick ratio of 3.15, a current ratio of 3.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On ExlService
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in ExlService by 39.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,364,312 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $415,588,000 after acquiring an additional 2,647,937 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in ExlService by 40.8% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,704,937 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $316,540,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943,471 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in ExlService during the first quarter valued at approximately $91,114,000. Driehaus Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in ExlService during the first quarter valued at approximately $57,681,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of ExlService in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,852,000. Institutional investors own 92.92% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity at ExlService
In other news, insider Vikas Bhalla sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.11, for a total transaction of $1,152,750.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 135,046 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,226,971.06. This trade represents a 15.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 4.04% of the company's stock.
ExlService Company Profile
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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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