XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 11.1% during mid-day trading on Saturday . The stock traded as high as GBX 397 ($5.00) and last traded at GBX 385.45 ($4.85). 3,388,795 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 125% from the average session volume of 1,504,858 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 347 ($4.37).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on XPS shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 401 ($5.05) price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 435 ($5.47) price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Shore Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Thursday, November 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 356.50 ($4.49).
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XPS Pensions Group Trading Up 0.2 %
The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 346.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 332.88. The firm has a market capitalization of £838.38 million, a PE ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52.
XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The company reported GBX 9.40 ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a return on equity of 156.24% and a net margin of 128.13%.
XPS Pensions Group Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th were issued a dividend of GBX 3.70 ($0.05) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 9th. This represents a yield of 1.03%. XPS Pensions Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.03%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other XPS Pensions Group news, insider Alan Bannatyne acquired 13,033 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 349 ($4.39) per share, for a total transaction of £45,485.17 ($57,235.65). Insiders own 5.14% of the company's stock.
About XPS Pensions Group
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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 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsoring employers on an ongoing and project basis.
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