XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Shares Pass Below 200-Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS)’s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 378.33 ($5.13) and traded as low as GBX 341.40 ($4.62). XPS Pensions Group shares last traded at GBX 347 ($4.70), with a volume of 425,504 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 465 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, XPS Pensions Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 434.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 369.90 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 378.33. The firm has a market cap of £703.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,514.49 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.27.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other XPS Pensions Group news, insider Snehal Shah sold 127,488 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 380, for a total transaction of £484,454.40. Also, insider Ben Bramhall sold 181,117 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 380, for a total value of £688,244.60. Insiders have sold 733,394 shares of company stock valued at $278,202,376 in the last 90 days. 1.14% of the stock is currently owned by 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.