Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. ExlService Holdings Inc shares valued at $350,080 were sold by Bhalla Vikas on Sep 10 ’25. At $43.76 per share, Bhalla Vikas sold 8,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 127,046 shares worth approximately $5.38 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bhalla Vikas purchased 8,000 shares, netting a total of over 350,080 in proceeds.
Before that, Bhalla Vikas had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,152,750, the President of EXL traded ExlService Holdings Inc shares for $46.11 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $5.72 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on September 09, 2024, ExlService Holdings Inc [EXLS] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $42 from $35. Analysts at Wedbush upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of January 17, 2024, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for EXLS. Earlier on September 19, 2023, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for EXLS stock.
Analyzing EXLS Stock Performance
On last trading session, ExlService Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: EXLS] plunged -0.45% to $42.38. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.19, but it reached a high of $42.8299 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.97%. Over the course of the year, ExlService Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 16.14%.
Is ExlService Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of ExlService Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 2.37 million shares to 7.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 5.19 million shares. A jump of 31.33% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.75.
Which companies own the most shares of ExlService Holdings Inc (EXLS)?
In terms of ExlService Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 40 in the next 12 months, down nearly -6.04% from the previous closing price of $42.57. Analysts anticipate ExlService Holdings Inc stock to reach 50 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 6.2. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked ExlService Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 15, 2023, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $160.
