AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Consensus: Hold — Eight brokerages give AJ Bell an average recommendation of "Hold" (1 sell, 4 hold, 3 buy) with an average 12‑month target price of GBX 528.75.
• Share price context — AJB opened at GBX 463.40, within a 52‑week range of GBX 355.20–578.50, trading below its 200‑day SMA (GBX 483.82) but above its 50‑day SMA (GBX 445.54).
• Key fundamentals — AJ Bell has a market capitalization of £1.84bn, a P/E of 18.13, strong liquidity (quick ratio 7.16, current ratio 3.67) but a high debt‑to‑equity ratio of 5.55.

Shares of AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 528.75.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 520 price objective on shares of AJ Bell in a report on Friday, January 16th. Shore Capital Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 600 target price on shares of AJ Bell in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Beaufort Securities restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 490 target price on shares of AJ Bell in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on AJ Bell from GBX 625 to GBX 570 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 490 price objective on shares of AJ Bell in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd.

AJ Bell Stock Down 0.3%

AJB stock opened at GBX 463.40 on Friday. AJ Bell has a 52 week low of GBX 355.20 and a 52 week high of GBX 578.50. The company has a quick ratio of 7.16, a current ratio of 3.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.55. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 445.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 483.82. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.13, a P/E/G ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.99.

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.

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