XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Announces Earnings Results

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported GBX 10.20 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. XPS Pensions Group had a net margin of 128.13% and a return on equity of 156.24%.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of LON:XPS opened at GBX 321.50 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 341.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 364.67. XPS Pensions Group has a 12-month low of GBX 307 and a 12-month high of GBX 426. The stock has a market capitalization of £651.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.30 and a beta of 0.57.

Insider Buying and Selling at XPS Pensions Group

In related news, insider Martin Sutherland purchased 11,658 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 335 per share, with a total value of £39,054.30. 1.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on XPS shares. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 420 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on XPS Pensions Group from GBX 459 to GBX 469 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on XPS Pensions Group in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 440 price objective for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, XPS Pensions Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 445.80.

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.