Snehal Shah Sells 113,801 Shares of XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Stock

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Snehal Shah sold 113,801 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 330, for a total value of £375,543.30.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance

Shares of XPS stock opened at GBX 326 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 314.09 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 315.32. The stock has a market cap of £666.56 million, a PE ratio of 26.29 and a beta of 0.34. XPS Pensions Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 275 and a 1 year high of GBX 392. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.67.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on XPS. 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 on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 469 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 440 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Friday, June 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 485 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 460 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, XPS Pensions Group presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 450.67.

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.