Key Points
- Insider sale: Director Snehal Shah sold 50,000 shares on Jan. 16 at an average of GBX 352, a transaction totalling about £176,000.
- Share and financial context: XPS shares opened at GBX 349.28 (down ~1.2%), with a market cap of £714.2m, PE of 29.35, and 12‑month range GBX 307–426; recent quarterly EPS was GBX 10.20.
- Analyst outlook: Four analysts rate the stock a Buy with a consensus price target of GBX 448.50, including upgraded/affirmed targets from Canaccord, RBC and Shore Capital.
XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) insider Snehal Shah sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 352, for a total transaction of £176,000.
XPS Pensions Group Stock Down 1.2%
Shares of LON XPS opened at GBX 349.28 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 342.20 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 350.14. 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 cap of £714.15 million, a PE ratio of 29.35 and a beta of 0.57. XPS Pensions Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 307 and a 12-month high of GBX 426.
XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) 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 net margin of 128.13% and a return on equity of 156.24%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have commented on XPS. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 465 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 420 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group from GBX 459 to GBX 469 and gave the company a "buy" rating 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 company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 448.50.
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About XPS Pensions Group
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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.
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