ExlService Holdings Company Profile (NASDAQ:EXLS)

ExlService Holdings trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXLS."

ExlService Holdings announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Saturday, April 8th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 6.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXLS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.14. The company earned $183.03 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $176.96 million. ExlService Holdings had a return on equity of 13.59% and a net margin of 9.22%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.56 earnings per share. View ExlService Holdings' Earnings History.

ExlService Holdings issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.50-2.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.56. The company issued revenue guidance of $740-760 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $748.79 million.

7 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for ExlService Holdings' stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $59.00. On average, they anticipate ExlService Holdings' share price to reach $55.43 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for ExlService Holdings.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about ExlService Holdings stock:

• 1. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Two large addressable markets. EXL operates in two business segments: Operations Management and Analytics. Industry body Nasscom projects the global Operations Management sourcing market to grow to over $225 bn by 2020, at an annual pace of 6-7%. EXL targets mid-to-high single-digit growth for this business. Nasscom estimates the market is only 20-25% penetrated." (6/20/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS,INC., is a leading provider of offshore Business Process Outsourcing solutions to the Global 1000. EXL is an organization that strives to build lasting relationships with its clients based on consistent high-quality service delivery, trust, and confidence that is unparalleled in the BPO industry today. EXL specializes in providing BPO services to the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, and Utilities industry verticals. " (5/3/2017)

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ExlService Holdings' management team includes the folowing people:

• Garen K. Staglin, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Pavan Bagai, President, Chief Operating Officer
• Rohit Kapoor, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
• Vishal Chhibbar, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Nalin Kumar Miglani, Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President
• Nancy Saltzman, Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
• Vikas Bhalla, Executive Vice President and Head of Insurance
• Rembert de Villa, Executive Vice President, Head of Healthcare
• Nagaraja Srivatsan, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
• David B. Kelso, Independent Director

ExlService Holdings' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.84%), FMR LLC (9.89%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.57%), Wellington Management Group LLP (5.51%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (4.00%) and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK (3.47%). Company insiders that own ExlService Holdings stock include David B Kelso, Nancy Saltzman, Pavan Bagai, Rohit Kapoor, Vikas Bhalla, Villa Rembert De and Vishal Chhibbar. View Institutional Ownership Trends for ExlService Holdings.

ExlService Holdings' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Morgan Stanley, Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC, Riverbridge Partners LLC, AMI Asset Management Corp and BTIM Corp.. Company insiders that have sold ExlService Holdings stock in the last year include Nancy Saltzman, Pavan Bagai, Rohit Kapoor, Vikas Bhalla and Vishal Chhibbar. View Insider Buying and Selling for ExlService Holdings.

ExlService Holdings' stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Mackenzie Financial Corp, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK, Vanguard Group Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., Tributary Capital Management LLC, Fenimore Asset Management Inc. and State Street Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for ExlService Holdings.

Shares of ExlService Holdings can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ExlService Holdings stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.56.