ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) Updates 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 Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXLS traded up $0.49 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $48.70. 1,742,397 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 990,944. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.92. ExlService has a twelve month low of $28.16 and a twelve month high of $52.43. The firm has a market cap of $7.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.72, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) last posted 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 net margin of 10.61% and a return on equity of 23.23%. As a group, analysts anticipate that ExlService will post 1.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Insider Activity at ExlService

In related news, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of ExlService stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.14, for a total value of $675,822.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 194,440 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,554,781.60. This trade represents a 6.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 16,186 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.50, for a total transaction of $833,579.00. Following the sale, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 34,928 shares of company stock worth $1,762,344 in the last three months. 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.