ExlService (EXLS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) will likely be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, March 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter. ExlService has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.830-1.890 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 1.830-1.890 EPS.Investors that wish to listen to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.08). ExlService had a return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 10.61%. The company had revenue of $481.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $475.68 million. On average, analysts expect ExlService to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

ExlService Price Performance

EXLS opened at $46.95 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $48.19 and a 200 day moving average of $43.40. ExlService has a 52-week low of $28.16 and a 52-week high of $52.43. The company has a quick ratio of 3.02, a current ratio of 3.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.18, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EXLS. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on ExlService from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on ExlService from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com raised ExlService from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on ExlService from $48.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $47.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other ExlService news, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.14, for a total transaction of $675,822.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 194,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,554,781.60. This represents a 6.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 1,865 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.32, for a total value of $90,116.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 40,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,980,443.52. This represents a 4.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,793 shares of company stock valued at $1,852,461. 4.16% of the stock is owned by company 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.