Ben Bramhall Sells 157,182 Shares of XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Stock

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Ben Bramhall sold 157,182 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 330, for a total transaction of £518,700.60.

XPS Pensions Group Trading Up 1.2%

XPS stock opened at GBX 326 on Friday. XPS Pensions Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 275 and a 12-month high of GBX 392. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 314.09 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 315.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65. The stock has a market cap of £666.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.29 and a beta of 0.34.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 18th. The company reported GBX 13 EPS 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 Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on XPS. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 469 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target 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. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 460 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 440 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Friday, June 19th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 485 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price 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.