XPS Pensions Group (XPS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

XPS Pensions Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides employee benefit consultancy and related business services in the United Kingdom. It offers pension advisory; independent consultancy; DB master trust schemes; and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) and SSAS pension services. The company also provides pension administer services, such as payroll, scheme administration, outsourcing, payroll, scheme accounting, and scam identification and protection services, as well as member communication, de-risking projects, GMP equalization, data audits and cleansing, and trustee secretarial services. In addition, it engages in the software development activities. The company was formerly known as Xafinity Plc and changed its name to XPS Pensions Group Plc in May 2018. XPS Pensions Group plc was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 343 to 351
• 50-Day Range: 303 to 372
• 52-Week Range: 194.65 to 377
• Volume: 2.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 941,350 shs
• Market Capitalization: £719.92 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,392.77
• Dividend Yield: 2.87%
• Price Target: GBX 356.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

XPS Pensions Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

XPS Pensions Group scored higher than 11% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

XPS Pensions Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

XPS Pensions Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of XPS Pensions Group is 1,392.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of XPS Pensions Group is 1,392.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 347.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

XPS Pensions Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for XPS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

XPS Pensions Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

XPS Pensions Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of XPS Pensions Group is 4,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for XPS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

XPS Pensions Group has a news sentiment score of -0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, XPS Pensions Group insiders have sold 392.21% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £45,485.17 in company stock and sold £223,880.50 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.14% of the stock of XPS Pensions Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.34% of the stock of XPS Pensions Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

XPS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have XPS shares performed this year?

XPS Pensions Group's stock was trading at GBX 233 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, XPS shares have increased by 49.4% and is now trading at GBX 348.19.
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How do I buy shares of XPS Pensions Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of XPS Pensions Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that XPS Pensions Group investors own include Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Abacus Health Products (ABAHF), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) and Axcelis Technologies (ACLS).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 8/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/7 Dividend: 1/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Personal Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:XPS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.expansys.com
• Phone: +44-845-4677000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,712
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 356.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 435
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 275
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,392.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £54.17 million
• Net Margins: 27.16%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 32.32%
• Return on Assets: 7.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 17.51
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £199.43 million
• Price / Sales: 3.61
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 50.00
• Book Value: GBX 90 per share
• Price / Book: 3.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 206,760,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £719.92 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.57