ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.830-1.890 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.890. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.1 billion. ExlService also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.830-1.890 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on EXLS. StockNews.com upgraded ExlService from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 2nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of ExlService from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of ExlService from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on ExlService from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of ExlService from $48.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ExlService has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $47.38.

ExlService Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXLS traded up $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $48.91. The company had a trading volume of 1,038,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,046,369. ExlService has a one year low of $28.16 and a one year high of $52.43. The company has a current ratio of 3.02, a quick ratio of 3.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $47.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.06. The firm has a market cap of $7.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.79, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $481.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $475.68 million. ExlService had a return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 10.61%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that ExlService will post 1.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of ExlService stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.14, for a total value of $675,822.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 194,440 shares in the company, valued at $9,554,781.60. The trade was a 6.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 4,989 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total value of $252,942.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 40,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,077,990.20. This represents a 10.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 34,928 shares of company stock valued at $1,762,344. 4.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

ExlService Company Profile

ExlService Holdings, Inc operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. It also provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform.