ExlService (EXLS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company offers health care services related to care management, utilization management, disease management, payment integrity, revenue optimization, and customer engagement. Further, it provides financial planning and analysis, management reporting, forecasting and decision support, data management, regulatory reporting and risk, and compliance services; reservations, customer, and fulfilment services; freight billing, collections, claims management, freight audit, freight scheduling, supply chain management, and revenue assurance services; residential mortgage lending, title verification and validation, retail banking and credit cards, trust verification, commercial banking, and investment management; merchandising, pricing, and demand forecasting; and digital operations and solutions. The company offers predictive and prescriptive analytics in the areas of customer acquisition and lifecycle management. ExlService Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.30 to $45.69
• 50-Day Range: $35.92 to $46.90
• 52-Week Range: $27.95 to $47.32
• Volume: 510,101 shs
• Average Volume: 950,096 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 40.06
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $42.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

ExlService Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ExlService scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 323 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

ExlService has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ExlService has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ExlService are expected to grow by 15.75% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ExlService is 40.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ExlService is 40.06, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 37.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

ExlService has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ExlService has a P/B Ratio of 8.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.38% of the outstanding shares of ExlService have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ExlService has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ExlService has recently decreased by 13.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

ExlService does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

ExlService does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.59

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.38% of the outstanding shares of ExlService have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ExlService has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ExlService has recently decreased by 13.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

ExlService has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for ExlService this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for EXLS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added ExlService to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ExlService insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,898,099.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.16% of the stock of ExlService is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.92% of the stock of ExlService is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EXLS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EXLS shares performed this year?

ExlService's stock was trading at $30.85 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, EXLS shares have increased by 48.0% and is now trading at $45.67.
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How were ExlService's earnings last quarter?

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXLS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The business services provider reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did ExlService's stock split?

ExlService's stock split on the morning of Wednesday, August 2nd 2023. The 5-1 split was announced on Thursday, July 13th 2023. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, August 1st 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 500 shares after the split.

Does ExlService have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of ExlService: SCIO Health Analytics company.

Who are ExlService's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of ExlService include FMR LLC (4.17%), State Street Corp (3.63%), Geneva Capital Management LLC (2.92%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Rohit Kapoor, Vivek Jetley, Narasimha Kini, Maurizio Nicolelli, Vikas Bhalla, Clyde W Ostler, Anita Mahon, Ajay Ayyappan, Nalin Kumar Miglani, Jaynie M Studenmund, Anne Elizabeth Minto and Andreas Fibig.
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How do I buy shares of ExlService?

Shares of EXLS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of ExlService own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ExlService investors own include Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Data Processing & Outsourced Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EXLS
• CUSIP: 30208110
• CIK: 1297989
• Web: www.exlservice.com
• Phone: (212) 277-7100
• Fax: 212-277-7111
• Employees: 54,000
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $42.86
• High Stock Price Target: $50.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $37.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 40.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.96
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: $184.56 million
• Net Margins: 10.61%
• Pretax Margin: 13.94%
• Return on Equity: 23.23%
• Return on Assets: 13.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.37
• Current Ratio: 3.02
• Quick Ratio: 3.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.51
• Cash Flow: $1.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.02
• Book Value: $5.64 per share
• Price / Book: 8.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 160,880,000
• Free Float: 154,189,000
• Market Cap: $7.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99