XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• XPS Pensions Group plc has received an average analyst rating of “Moderate Buy”, with one hold and five buy recommendations from brokerages.
• The company's shares are currently trading at GBX 357.50 and have exhibited a one-year price range between GBX 282 and 426.
• Insiders have sold a total of 733,394 shares in the last 90 days, indicating potential insider confidence changes or profit-taking.

Shares of XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 435.20.

Several brokerages have recently commented on XPS. Berenberg Bank began coverage on XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. They set a "buy" rating and a GBX 440 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 465 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd.

XPS Pensions Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:XPS traded up GBX 0.50 during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 339.50. 582,879 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,058,136. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 365.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 375.06. The company has a market cap of £688.16 million, a PE ratio of 2,460.14 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52. XPS Pensions Group has a 12-month low of GBX 282 and a 12-month high of GBX 426.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 19th. The company reported GBX 21.90 EPS for the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a return on equity of 156.24% and a net margin of 128.13%.

Insider Activity at XPS Pensions Group

In related news, insider Ben Bramhall sold 162,971 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 378, for a total value of £616,030.38. Also, insider Paul Cuff sold 80,701 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 378, for a total value of £305,049.78. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 733,394 shares of company stock valued at $278,202,376. 1.14% of the stock is 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.