XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Stock Price Passes Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 346.73 and traded as low as GBX 331. XPS Pensions Group shares last traded at GBX 334, with a volume of 2,886,584 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

XPS Pensions Group Trading Down 0.8%

The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 342.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 346.73. The stock has a market cap of £677.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.83 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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%.

Insider Transactions at XPS Pensions Group

In other news, insider Snehal Shah sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 352, for a total transaction of £176,000. 1.11% of the stock is owned by company 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. 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.