Key Points
- On Dec 4, AJ Bell insider Peter Birch bought 4,000 shares at an average of GBX 490 (total £19,600), after previously selling 37,924 shares on Oct 14 at GBX 543 (≈£205,927).
- AJ Bell shares opened at GBX 492.40 with a market cap of £1.98bn and a 52‑week range of GBX 355.20–578.50; the 50‑day and 200‑day moving averages are GBX 531.70 and GBX 516.69, respectively.
- Analyst sentiment is mixed with a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of GBX 532.50 (3 Buys, 4 Holds, 1 Sell).
AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB - Get Free Report) insider Peter Birch acquired 4,000 shares of AJ Bell stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 490 per share, for a total transaction of £19,600.
Peter Birch also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, October 14th, Peter Birch sold 37,924 shares of AJ Bell stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 543, for a total value of £205,927.32.
AJ Bell Price Performance
Shares of AJ Bell stock opened at GBX 492.40 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.46, a quick ratio of 7.16 and a current ratio of 3.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 531.70 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 516.69. AJ Bell plc has a one year low of GBX 355.20 and a one year high of GBX 578.50.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have weighed in on AJB shares. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 550 price objective on shares of AJ Bell in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 600 price target on shares of AJ Bell in a report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of AJ Bell from GBX 625 to GBX 570 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on AJ Bell from GBX 590 to GBX 625 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Beaufort Securities reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 490 price target on shares of AJ Bell in a report on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AJ Bell has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 532.50.
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About AJ Bell
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Established in 1995, AJ Bell is one of the largest investment platforms in the UK, operating at scale in both the advised and direct-to-consumer markets.
Our purpose is to help people invest by providing them with easy access to Pensions, ISAs and General investment accounts, great customer service and competitive charges.
Our two core platform propositions are AJ Bell in the D2C market and AJ Bell Investcentre in the advised market, which both provide access to a broad investment range including shares and other instruments traded on the major stock exchanges around the world, as well as all mainstream collective investments available in the UK and our own range of AJ Bell funds.
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