ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) Releases Earnings Results

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.08), Zacks reports. ExlService had a return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 10.61%. ExlService updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.830-1.890 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 1.830-1.890 EPS.

ExlService Price Performance

Shares of EXLS traded up $0.49 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $48.70. 1,742,523 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,003,594. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 3.02 and a current ratio of 3.02. The company has a market cap of $7.83 billion, a PE ratio of 42.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03. ExlService has a 52-week low of $28.16 and a 52-week high of $52.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $47.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.92.

Insider Activity at ExlService

In other news, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of ExlService stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.14, for a total value of $675,822.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 194,440 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,554,781.60. The trade was a 6.61 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 16,186 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.50, for a total value of $833,579.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 40,986 shares in the company, valued at $2,110,779. The trade was a 28.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 34,928 shares of company stock valued at $1,762,344. 4.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on ExlService from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on ExlService from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com raised ExlService from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of ExlService from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $45.00.

About ExlService

ExlService Holdings, Inc operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. It also provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform.