Insider Selling: XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Insider Sells £518,700.60 in Stock

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Paul Cuff sold 157,182 shares of XPS Pensions Group stock in a transaction on 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 Stock Up 1.2%

XPS opened at GBX 326 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.65, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 314.09 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 315.32. XPS Pensions Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 275 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 392. The firm has a market capitalization of £666.56 million, a P/E ratio of 26.29 and a beta of 0.34.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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