Martin Sutherland Buys 11,658 Shares of XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Stock

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) insider Martin Sutherland purchased 11,658 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 335 per share, with a total value of £39,054.30.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Up 0.6%

XPS opened at GBX 349.50 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £708.43 million, a PE ratio of 2,532.61 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 353.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 371.59. XPS Pensions Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 285 and a 1-year high of GBX 426. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XPS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank started coverage on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 440 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 465 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 435.20.

About XPS Pensions Group

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 1,300 pension schemes and their sponsoring employers on an ongoing and project basis.