AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 540.63.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on AJB. Citigroup upgraded shares of AJ Bell to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from GBX 500 to GBX 520 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 520 target price on shares of AJ Bell in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 490 target price on shares of AJ Bell in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of AJ Bell from GBX 500 to GBX 510 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of AJ Bell in a research report on Friday, April 24th.

AJ Bell Stock Down 1.0%

AJ Bell stock opened at GBX 514.50 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 7.16, a current ratio of 3.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.55. AJ Bell has a 12-month low of GBX 414.40 and a 12-month high of GBX 578.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 495.14 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 481.31. The company has a market capitalization of £2.03 billion, a PE ratio of 20.13, a PEG ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.82.

AJ Bell Company Profile

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.