XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) Receives GBX 435.20 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 435.20.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on XPS shares. Berenberg Bank started coverage on XPS Pensions Group in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 440 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 465 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd.

Insider Activity at XPS Pensions Group

In related news, insider Snehal Shah sold 127,488 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 380, for a total transaction of £484,454.40. Also, insider Paul Cuff sold 181,117 shares of XPS Pensions Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 380, for a total value of £688,244.60. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 733,394 shares of company stock valued at $278,202,376. Company insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Down 1.3%

XPS opened at GBX 339 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 365.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 375.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.27. The company has a market cap of £687.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,456.52 and a beta of 0.57. XPS Pensions Group has a one year low of GBX 282 and a one year high of GBX 426.

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

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.