XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Stock Price Passes Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS)’s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 311.86 and traded as low as GBX 299.50. XPS Pensions Group shares last traded at GBX 311, with a volume of 1,401,756 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on XPS. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 440 price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of XPS Pensions Group to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from GBX 430 to GBX 435 in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 469 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 485 price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 451.50.

XPS Pensions Group Trading Up 2.1%

The company has a market cap of £636.50 million, a PE ratio of 25.28 and a beta of 0.35. 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 has a 50-day moving average of GBX 324.01 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 311.71.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Ben Bramhall sold 302,077 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 340, for a total transaction of £1,027,061.80. Also, insider Snehal Shah sold 113,801 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 330, for a total value of £375,543.30. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,110,388 shares of company stock worth $373,250,270. 1.31% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.