XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Insider Buys £19,910.07 in Stock

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

XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance

LON XPS opened at GBX 330.37 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £675.48 million, a PE ratio of 26.64 and a beta of 0.34. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 312.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 315.33. 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 current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) last issued 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 firm had revenue of £262.96 million during the quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group from GBX 465 to GBX 430 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 22nd. 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. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated 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 reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 469 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 485 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock 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.