ExlService Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: EXLS)’s stock price has soared by 5.45 in relation to previous closing price of 39.02. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.75% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-29 that ExlService Holdings (EXLS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.44 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.41 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.37 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in ExlService Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: EXLS) Right Now?
ExlService Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: EXLS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 38.20x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for EXLS is at 1.01. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for EXLS is 154.85M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.85% of that float. The average trading volume for EXLS on October 30, 2024 was 879.67K shares.
EXLS’s Market Performance
The stock of ExlService Holdings Inc (EXLS) has seen a 4.75% increase in the past week, with a 7.99% rise in the past month, and a 25.90% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.50%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.59% for EXLS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.41% for EXLS’s stock, with a 24.95% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EXLS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EXLS stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for EXLS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EXLS in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $42 based on the research report published on September 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EXLS reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $34. The rating they have provided for EXLS stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on May 08th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to EXLS, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on January 17th of the current year.
EXLS Trading at 9.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EXLS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.92% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.50%, as shares surge +7.63% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.01% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EXLS rose by +5.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $39.42. In addition, ExlService Holdings Inc saw 33.37% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EXLS starting from Kapoor Rohit, who sale 35,000 shares at the price of $36.18 back on Aug 29 ’24. After this action, Kapoor Rohit now owns 1,424,588 shares of ExlService Holdings Inc, valued at $1,266,300 using the latest closing price.
Kapoor Rohit, the Chairman & CEO of ExlService Holdings Inc, sale 34,348 shares at $36.30 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’24, which means that Kapoor Rohit is holding 1,390,240 shares at $1,246,832 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EXLS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for ExlService Holdings Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 21.19, with 12.47 for asset returns.
Based on ExlService Holdings Inc (EXLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.57. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 27.66.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 298.54 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.44.
Conclusion
In conclusion, ExlService Holdings Inc (EXLS) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
