XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Earns “Hold” Rating from Shore Capital

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS)‘s stock had its “hold” rating restated by analysts at Shore Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 332 ($4.16) price objective on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 356.50 ($4.47).

XPS Pensions Group Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of XPS Pensions Group stock opened at GBX 358 ($4.49) on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £740.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,432.00 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 330.14 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 306.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.51. XPS Pensions Group has a twelve month low of GBX 194.65 ($2.44) and a twelve month high of GBX 377 ($4.73).

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Snehal Shah sold 66,830 shares of XPS Pensions Group 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 transaction of £223,880.50 ($280,657.52). Also, insider Alan Bannatyne purchased 13,033 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 349 ($4.38) per share, with a total value of £45,485.17 ($57,020.40). 5.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.

XPS Pensions Group Company Profile

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.