XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Insider Michelle Cracknell Acquires 5,979 Shares

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Michelle Cracknell bought 5,979 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 333 per share, for a total transaction of £19,910.07.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Down 0.1%

LON:XPS opened at GBX 333.24 on Tuesday. XPS Pensions Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 275 and a 52 week high of GBX 392. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 311.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 315.45. The stock has a market capitalization of £681.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.87 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 18th. The company reported GBX 13 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of £262.96 million during the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a return on equity of 15.48% and a net margin of 10.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XPS has been the subject of several research reports. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 440 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Friday, June 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 485 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 469 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group from GBX 465 to GBX 430 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 460 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 450.67.

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 83 with assets over £1bn.