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 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.

ExlService Stock Performance

EXLS stock traded up $0.49 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $48.70. The company had a trading volume of 1,742,397 shares, 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 moving average price of $47.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.92. ExlService has a 1-year low of $28.16 and a 1-year high of $52.43. The firm has a market cap of $7.83 billion, a PE ratio of 42.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share 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%. On average, analysts expect that ExlService will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXLS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on ExlService from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com upgraded ExlService from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of 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 lifted their price target on shares of ExlService from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $45.00.

Insider Activity at ExlService

In other news, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of the business’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 in the company, valued at approximately $9,554,781.60. The trade was a 6.61 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 4,989 shares of ExlService stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total transaction of $252,942.30. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 40,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,077,990.20. This trade represents a 10.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 34,928 shares of company stock worth $1,762,344. 4.16% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About ExlService

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.