AJ Bell (AJB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In the D2C market we also offer AJ Bell Dodl, a low-cost investment app with a simplified investment range that makes it easier for customers to choose investments and buy and sell them without paying any commission. For D2C cash savers we offer a Cash savings hub which provides access to a range of competitive savings accounts to help people manage their long-term cash deposits. AJ Bell is headquartered in Manchester, UK, with offices in London and Bristol.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 510 to 522
• 50-Day Range: 492.20 to 538.50
• 52-Week Range: 355.20 to 558.50
• Volume: 402,956 shs
• Average Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,394.63
• Dividend Yield: 0.02%
• Price Target: GBX 501
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AJ Bell Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AJ Bell scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AJ Bell has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AJ Bell has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AJ Bell is 2,394.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AJ Bell is 2,394.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,694.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AJ Bell has a PEG Ratio of 5.73. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AJ Bell has a P/B Ratio of 10.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AJB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

AJ Bell pays a meaningful dividend of 2.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

AJ Bell does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AJ Bell is 57.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AJB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

AJ Bell has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.10 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for AJ Bell this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AJ Bell insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £436,050 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.71% of the stock of AJ Bell is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.97% of the stock of AJ Bell is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AJB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AJB shares performed this year?

AJ Bell's stock was trading at GBX 452.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AJB shares have increased by 14.3% and is now trading at GBX 517.

How were AJ Bell's earnings last quarter?

AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) posted its earnings results on Thursday, December, 5th. The company reported $20.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. AJ Bell had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.30% and a net margin of 33.14%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of AJ Bell?

Shares of AJB stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of AJ Bell own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AJ Bell investors own include Meta Platforms (META), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), Hummingbird Resources (HUM), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Ninety One Group (N91) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/05/2024
• Today: 9/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AJB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ajbell.co.uk
• Phone: 44 8454 089 100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,373
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AJ Bell: GBX 501
• High Price Target: GBX 565
• Low Price Target: GBX 440
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,394.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.71
• P/E Growth: 5.73
• Net Income: £81.11 million
• Net Margins: 33.14%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 42.30%
• Return on Assets: 36.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.46
• Current Ratio: 3.63
• Quick Ratio: 7.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £291.42 million
• Price / Sales: 7.19
• Cash Flow: GBX 29.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.56
• Book Value: GBX 49.32 per share
• Price / Book: 10.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 405,307,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.10 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.99