XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Share Price Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS)’s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 321.72 and traded as low as GBX 297.50. XPS Pensions Group shares last traded at GBX 301.50, with a volume of 1,363,014 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

XPS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 469 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 485 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 460 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 440 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 456.50.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 303.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 321.72. 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 £616.46 million, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 0.35.

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 83 with assets over £1bn.