XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Hits New 1-Year Low – Here’s What Happened

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 282.50 and last traded at GBX 284, with a volume of 3593214 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 293.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 465 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Monday, November 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 448.50.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.02, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company has a market capitalization of £575.57 million, a PE ratio of 23.66 and a beta of 0.29. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 324.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 335.78.

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 value of £176,000. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company 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. 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.