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St. James's Place (LON:STJ) Price Target Raised to GBX 1,650

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Key Points

  • Berenberg Bank has increased its target price for St. James's Place from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,650, signaling a potential upside of 26.29%, with a "buy" rating.
  • Other brokerages such as Deutsche Bank and Citigroup have also raised their price targets for STJ, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" among analysts.
  • St. James's Place recently reported earnings of GBX 52 per share, although it has a negative return on equity of 0.63% and a negative net margin of 0.02%.
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St. James's Place (LON:STJ - Free Report) had its price target raised by Berenberg Bank from GBX 1,300 ($17.59) to GBX 1,650 ($22.32) in a report issued on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on STJ. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on St. James's Place from GBX 1,200 ($16.24) to GBX 1,750 ($23.68) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Citigroup raised their price target on St. James's Place from GBX 1,210 ($16.37) to GBX 1,400 ($18.94) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on St. James's Place from GBX 1,410 ($19.08) to GBX 1,550 ($20.97) and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on St. James's Place from GBX 1,025 ($13.87) to GBX 1,075 ($14.54) and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, St. James's Place presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,485 ($20.09).

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St. James's Place Stock Performance

Shares of STJ traded down GBX 6 ($0.08) on Monday, reaching GBX 1,297.50 ($17.56). 738,570 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,744,263. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,191.24 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,076.61. St. James's Place has a 12 month low of GBX 682.50 ($9.23) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,366.50 ($18.49). The firm has a market cap of £7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,087.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.10, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 3.85.

St. James's Place (LON:STJ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 52 ($0.70) EPS for the quarter. St. James's Place had a negative return on equity of 0.63% and a negative net margin of 0.02%. Equities analysts forecast that St. James's Place will post 67.9947461 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About St. James's Place

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We plan, grow and protect the financial futures of over one million clients across the UK by providing holistic advice-led wealth management, delivered exclusively by the Partnership, our group of more than 4,900 highly skilled advisers. We offer an integrated client proposition, through which we provide financial advice, investment product wrappers such as pensions, investment bonds and ISAs, and offer our own range of investment funds and portfolios.

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