ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.830-1.890 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.890. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.1 billion. ExlService also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.830-1.890 EPS.

ExlService Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXLS traded up $1.81 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.51. The stock had a trading volume of 811,209 shares, compared to its average volume of 996,423. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 3.02. ExlService has a 12 month low of $28.16 and a 12 month high of $52.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a PE ratio of 44.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.08). ExlService had a return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 10.61%. The company had revenue of $481.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $475.68 million. On average, equities analysts anticipate that ExlService will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on ExlService from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of ExlService from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of ExlService from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of ExlService from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $45.00.

Insider Activity at ExlService

In related news, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.14, for a total transaction of $675,822.42. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 194,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,554,781.60. This represents a 6.61 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing 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 stock was sold at an average price of $51.50, for a total value of $833,579.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 40,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,110,779. This represents a 28.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 34,928 shares of company stock worth $1,762,344 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 4.16% of the company’s stock.

ExlService Company Profile

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.