XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

by · The Markets Daily

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS – Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 410 ($5.18) and last traded at GBX 407.70 ($5.15), with a volume of 5808 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 406 ($5.13).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 401 ($5.07) target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 435 ($5.50) price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 356.50 ($4.50).

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XPS Pensions Group Trading Up 2.8 %

The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 348.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 334.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market cap of £844.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.57.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS – Get Free Report) last released its 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 net margin of 128.13% and a return on equity of 156.24%.

XPS Pensions Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th were issued a GBX 3.70 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 9th. This represents a yield of 1.03%. XPS Pensions Group’s payout ratio is 8.03%.

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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