What XP Investors Should Keep in Mind

By Chris Stiles • Wednesday, March 01 15:12 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was XP. Shares of the Security brokers, dealers & flotation companies company plunged -5.39%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $11.75 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

XP has moved -60.73% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -9.492445%
XP has an average analyst rating of buy and is -47.57% away from its mean target price of $22.41 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.19
XP has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.87 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.66 and its forward P/E ratio is 7.08
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.511 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
XP is part of the Financial Services sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 14.34 and an average P/B of 1.57
XP Inc. offers financial products and services in Brazil. The company is headquartered in So Paulo, Brazil.

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