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

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Snehal Shah sold 50,000 shares of the business’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.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of XPS Pensions Group stock opened at GBX 349.28 on Tuesday. XPS Pensions Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 307 and a twelve 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. The stock has a market capitalization of £714.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.35 and a beta of 0.57. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 342.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 350.14.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 10.20 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%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.