XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Earns Buy Rating from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a GBX 435 ($5.45) price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 21.51% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 401 ($5.03) price target on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Thursday. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 356.50 ($4.47).

XPS Pensions Group Price Performance

XPS stock opened at GBX 358 ($4.49) on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 330.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 306.23. The stock has a market cap of £740.20 million, a PE ratio of 1,432.00 and a beta of 0.57. XPS Pensions Group has a one year low of GBX 194.65 ($2.44) and a one year high of GBX 377 ($4.73). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.51, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

Insider Activity at XPS Pensions Group

In other news, insider Snehal Shah sold 66,830 shares of XPS Pensions Group stock in a transaction dated 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 XPS Pensions Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 349 ($4.38) per share, for a total transaction of £45,485.17 ($57,020.40). 5.14% of the stock is owned by company 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.