Snehal Shah Sells 50,000 Shares of XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Stock

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Snehal Shah sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 352, for a total transaction of £176,000.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Down 0.8%

LON XPS traded down GBX 3 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 350.50. 221,222 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 669,245. The company has a market capitalization of £716.65 million, a P/E ratio of 29.45 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 341.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 350.28. XPS Pensions Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 307 and a 12 month high of GBX 426. 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 (LON:XPS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 10.20 EPS for the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a net margin of 128.13% and a return on equity of 156.24%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on XPS. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 465 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 420 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group from GBX 459 to GBX 469 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, XPS Pensions Group presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 448.50.

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 86 with assets over £1bn.