Insider Buying: AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) Insider Acquires 42 Shares of Stock

AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB - Get Free Report) insider Roger Stott purchased 42 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 356 ($4.47) per share, for a total transaction of £149.52 ($187.79).

AJ Bell Stock Performance

LON:AJB traded down GBX 1 ($0.01) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 357 ($4.48). The stock had a trading volume of 497,006 shares, compared to its average volume of 597,511. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,086.15, a P/E/G ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 311.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 302.28. AJ Bell plc has a 52 week low of GBX 241.60 ($3.03) and a 52 week high of GBX 375.50 ($4.72). The company has a current ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 7.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.47.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on AJB shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of AJ Bell in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 370 ($4.65) price target on shares of AJ Bell in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of AJ Bell to a "hold" rating and set a GBX 361 ($4.53) price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 390.25 ($4.90).

About AJ Bell

AJ Bell plc, through its subsidiaries, operates investment platforms in the United Kingdom. The company offers AJ Bell Investcentre, which offers advisers and clients service, easy-to-use functionality, and a comprehensive investment range at competitive prices; and AJ Bell, an investment platform. It also provides Touch by AJ Bell, an investment platform which help advisers to streamline their businesses with investment solutions delivered and managed digitally on their clients' smartphones; and Dodl by AJ Bell, an investment app.