XPS Pensions Group's (XPS) Buy Rating Reiterated at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated their buy rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS - Free Report) in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a GBX 435 ($5.45) price target on the stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on XPS. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 401 ($5.03) target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday. Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 356.50 ($4.47).

XPS Pensions Group Price Performance

Shares of LON XPS traded up GBX 1 ($0.01) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 358 ($4.49). 643,296 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 910,887. XPS Pensions Group has a one year low of GBX 194.65 ($2.44) and a one year high of GBX 377 ($4.73). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.51, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 330.14 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 306.23. The stock has a market capitalization of £740.20 million, a PE ratio of 1,432.00 and a beta of 0.57.

XPS Pensions Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.70 ($0.05) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. XPS Pensions Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,000.00%.

Insider Transactions at XPS Pensions Group

In other XPS Pensions Group news, insider Alan Bannatyne acquired 13,033 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 349 ($4.38) per share, with a total value of £45,485.17 ($57,020.40). Also, insider Snehal Shah sold 66,830 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 335 ($4.20), for a total value of £223,880.50 ($280,657.52). Insiders own 5.14% of the company's stock.

About XPS Pensions Group

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.