ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.830-1.890 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

ExlService Stock Up 3.7 %

EXLS stock traded up $1.81 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.51. The stock had a trading volume of 811,209 shares, compared to its average volume of 996,423. ExlService has a one year low of $28.16 and a one year high of $52.43. The company’s 50 day moving average is $47.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.02. 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 company has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) last released 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 business had revenue of $481.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $475.68 million. Equities research analysts forecast that ExlService will post 1.27 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of ExlService from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com raised ExlService from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on ExlService from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of ExlService from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned 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 $45.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at ExlService

In related news, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 16,186 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.50, for a total transaction of $833,579.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 40,986 shares in the company, valued at $2,110,779. The trade was a 28.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief financial officer now owns 194,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,554,781.60. This trade represents a 6.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 34,928 shares of company stock worth $1,762,344. 4.16% of the stock is currently 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.