XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Share Price Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS)’s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 321.72 and traded as low as GBX 297.50. XPS Pensions Group shares last traded at GBX 301.50, with a volume of 1,363,014 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 485 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 440 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 469 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 460 target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 456.50.

XPS Pensions Group Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.02. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 303.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 321.72. The company has a market capitalization of £616.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 0.35.

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. We undertake pensions administration for over one million members and provide advisory services to schemes and corporate sponsors in respect of schemes of all sizes, including 83 with assets over £1bn.