XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) Insider Alan Bannatyne Purchases 13,033 Shares of Stock

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Alan Bannatyne acquired 13,033 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 349 ($4.39) per share, for a total transaction of £45,485.17 ($57,264.47).

XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance

Shares of XPS opened at GBX 357 ($4.49) on Friday. XPS Pensions Group plc has a one year low of GBX 194.65 ($2.45) and a one year high of GBX 377 ($4.75). The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 328.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 305.50. The stock has a market cap of £738.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,428.00 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.51, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

XPS Pensions Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a GBX 3.70 ($0.05) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. XPS Pensions Group’s payout ratio is 4,000.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on XPS shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 401 ($5.05) price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Thursday. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Thursday.

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.