XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) Hits New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

XPS Pensions Group plc (LON:XPS) shares hit a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 36.74 ($0.49) and last traded at GBX 362 ($4.86), with a volume of 14875843 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 365 ($4.90).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on XPS. Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 435 ($5.84) target price on shares of XPS Pensions Group in a report on Wednesday, April 16th.

XPS Pensions Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.52, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.27. The stock has a market cap of £742.69 million, a PE ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 391.35 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 369.14.

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 19th. The company reported GBX 21.90 ($0.29) EPS for the quarter. XPS Pensions Group had a return on equity of 156.24% and a net margin of 128.13%.

XPS Pensions Group Company Profile

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 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsoring employers on an ongoing and project basis.