Michelle Cracknell Acquires 5,979 Shares of XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Stock

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Michelle Cracknell purchased 5,979 shares of XPS Pensions Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 333 per share, with a total value of £19,910.07.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Down 0.1%

XPS stock traded down GBX 0.27 during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 333.24. 306,971 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,454,792. XPS Pensions Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 275 and a 12 month high of GBX 392. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 310.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 315.52. The company has a market capitalization of £681.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.87 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 1.67.

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 net margin of 10.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

XPS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 460 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 469 price objective 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 485 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 440 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Friday, June 19th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, XPS Pensions Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus 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.