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 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 Trading Up 1.0 %

EXLS traded up $0.49 on Tuesday, reaching $48.70. 1,742,523 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,003,594. The company 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 3.02 and a current ratio of 3.02. ExlService has a twelve month low of $28.16 and a twelve month high of $52.43. The company’s 50 day moving average is $47.83 and its 200-day moving average is $42.92.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) last issued 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%. Equities analysts predict that ExlService will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 16,186 shares of ExlService stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.50, for a total value of $833,579.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 40,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,110,779. This trade represents a 28.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Maurizio Nicolelli sold 13,753 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.14, for a total value of $675,822.42. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 194,440 shares in the company, valued at $9,554,781.60. The trade was a 6.61 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 34,928 shares of company stock worth $1,762,344 in the last three months. 4.16% of the stock is owned by 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.