ExlService Holdings, Inc. (EXLS)Technology | Information Technology Services | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
38.40 USD
+0.22
(0.576%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 38.40 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:28 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is exceptionally strong, driven by a fortress balance sheet, robust free cash flow, and a dominant competitive position in the IT services sector. The company has demonstrated superior execution with revenue growing 15.6% and earnings up 5%, while maintaining healthy margins. The market appears to be pricing in a temporary dislocation rather than a structural flaw, given the forward P/E of 14.5x and the massive gap between the current price and the analyst consensus target of $44.38. This creates a compelling asymmetric setup for a buy-and-hold strategy. In the short term, the stock faces headwinds. It is currently trading below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecasting models offer no directional guidance due to low reliability, which often signals a choppy, range-bound period ahead. The options market reflects this tension: while bulls are targeting $45, bears have placed a heavy hedge at the $35 level, suggesting a potential struggle to break out immediately. Despite the lack of immediate explosive momentum, the fundamental quality justifies a patient accumulation strategy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.219149 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.219153 |
| MSTL | 0.220333 |
| AutoTheta | 0.263209 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 19.34 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.071 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.68 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 56.585 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.267 |
| Market Cap | 5,866,864,640 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.15 |
| Forward P/E | 14.79 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| Profit Margins | 11.17% |
| Website | https://www.exlservice.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:28 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move with heavy call volume at the $45 strike for January 2027, suggesting a belief in a significant recovery toward that target. However, there is a massive defensive wall of put open interest at the $35 strike for January 2027, indicating a crowded floor where traders are betting against a drop below current levels. Implied volatility is elevated, reflecting uncertainty around the stock's ability to sustain its recent gains.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.11865187 |
| Address1 | 320 Park Avenue |
| Address2 | 29th Floor |
| All Time High | 52.43 |
| All Time Low | 0.886 |
| Ask | 38.44 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,002,760 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,587,724 |
| Average Volume | 2,587,724 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,002,760 |
| Beta | 0.796 |
| Bid | 35.21 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 5.709 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 38.4 |
| Current Ratio | 1.244 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 38.86 |
| Day Low | 38.18 |
| Debt To Equity | 56.585 |
| Display Name | ExlService |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,333,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,333,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.05 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.023 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,268,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,131,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,131,200 |
| Ebitda | 379,143,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.16946 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.9 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.694 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,028,261,888 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.28879 |
| Eps Forward | 2.59702 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.59 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 30.8982 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 7.5018024 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.24279092 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -11.865187 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.148181 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 24.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.550001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5452717 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 24.85 - 45.08 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,161,351,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 146,374,287 |
| Forward Eps | 2.59702 |
| Forward P E | 14.78618 |
| Free Cashflow | 262,332,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 65,000 |
| Fullday Change | 0.220001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.576221 |
| Fullday Price | 38.4 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.38511002 |
| Gross Profits | 861,617,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02694 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.04507 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 152,782,931 |
| Industry | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Disp | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Key | information-technology-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,690,934,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 5:1 |
| Long Business Summary | ExlService Holdings, Inc., operates as a data and artificial intelligence (AI) company in the North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Insurance; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Banking, Capital Markets, and Diversified Industries; and International Growth Markets. It provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services, such as claims management, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, actuarial and risk analytics, policy research, digital marketing, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and Life Digital Suite platforms; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform. The company also offers health care services for care, utilization, and disease management; payment integrity; revenue optimization, customer engagement, and commercial analytics and regulatory support services; and digital operations and solutions. In addition, it provides financial planning and analysis, accounting, regulatory and statutory reporting, decision support, data management, and compliance services; consumer and commercial banking, credit card and payment services; fintech, wealth and retirement services; capital markets, utilities, retail and consumer packaged goods, communications, media and entertainment, travel and leisure, transportation and logistics, infrastructure, and other business services; property and casualty insurance, life insurance, disability insurance; and insurance brokers, reinsurers, annuity and retirement services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | ExlService Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,866,864,640 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_843132 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 249,999,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,788,565,211 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 38.23 |
| Operating Cashflow | 327,708,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14609 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.11 |
| Phone | 212 277 7100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 38.4 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 38.18 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.777424 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.726222 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.6222804 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11174 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.109 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.220001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.576221 |
| Regular Market Day High | 38.86 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 38.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 38.18 - 38.86 |
| Regular Market Open | 38.23 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 38.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,786,932 |
| Return On Assets | 0.1201 |
| Return On Equity | 0.25944 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.156 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.267 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 152,782,931 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0698 |
| Shares Short | 10,585,611 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 12,022,753 |
| Short Name | ExlService Holdings, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0808 |
| Short Ratio | 4.23 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | EXLS |
| Target High Price | 48.0 |
| Target Low Price | 39.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 44.375 |
| Target Median Price | 45.0 |
| Total Cash | 283,824,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.872 |
| Total Debt | 490,166,016 |
| Total Revenue | 2,237,314,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.59 |
| Trailing P E | 24.150944 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.1313 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.5533 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.8467026 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14444786 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,786,932 |
| Website | https://www.exlservice.com |
| Zip | 10,022 |