XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Share Price Passes Above 50-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS)’s stock price passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 307.53 and traded as high as GBX 312.45. XPS Pensions Group shares last traded at GBX 309.80, with a volume of 3,132,682 shares changing hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. 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. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 469 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 485 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on 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. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 440 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Friday, June 19th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 450.67.

XPS Pensions Group Trading Up 0.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of £633.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.03 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 27.13. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 307.53 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 317.22.

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

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.