XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) have earned an average rating of “Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 451.50.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on XPS shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 469 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 485 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised XPS Pensions Group to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from GBX 430 to GBX 435 in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 440 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

XPS Pensions Group Trading Down 0.2%

LON:XPS opened at GBX 318.50 on Tuesday. XPS Pensions Group has a 52-week low of GBX 275 and a 52-week high of GBX 368.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 323.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 313.13. The company has a market capitalization of £646.65 million, a PE ratio of 25.69 and a beta of 0.35.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 18th. The company reported GBX 13 EPS for the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a net margin of 10.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The firm had revenue of £262.96 million for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other XPS Pensions Group news, insider Paul Cuff sold 319,195 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total value of £1,085,263. Also, insider Snehal Shah sold 26,879 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £91,388.60. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,110,388 shares of company stock worth $373,250,270. 1.31% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

XPS Pensions Group Company Profile

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.