AJ Bell (AJB) Competitors GBX 519.04 -0.46 (-0.09%) As of 12:39 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock AJB vs. STJ, ICP, MNG, SDRC, SDR, FCIT, HL, PCT, ATST, and ABDNShould you be buying AJ Bell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AJ Bell include St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDRC), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and abrdn (ABDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. AJ Bell vs. Its Competitors St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group M&G Schroders Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn AJ Bell (LON:AJB) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend AJB or STJ? AJ Bell presently has a consensus target price of GBX 455, indicating a potential downside of 12.34%. St. James's Place has a consensus target price of GBX 1,055, indicating a potential downside of 11.07%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than AJ Bell.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AJ Bell 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25St. James's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AJB or STJ? 49.9% of AJ Bell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of AJ Bell shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AJB or STJ? AJ Bell has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AJ Bell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAJ Bell£244.77M8.75£81.11M£19.5526.55St. James's Place£26.27B0.24-£6.46M-£1.19-994.27 Which has more volatility & risk, AJB or STJ? AJ Bell has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AJB or STJ? In the previous week, St. James's Place had 2 more articles in the media than AJ Bell. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for St. James's Place and 2 mentions for AJ Bell. AJ Bell's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.04 indicating that AJ Bell is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AJ Bell 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral St. James's Place 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is AJB or STJ a better dividend stock? AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AJ Bell pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is AJB or STJ more profitable? AJ Bell has a net margin of 33.14% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 42.30% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AJ Bell33.14% 42.30% 36.07% St. James's Place -0.02%-0.63%0.22% SummaryAJ Bell beats St. James's Place on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AJ Bell News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AJB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AJB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AJB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAJ BellAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.14B£1.24B£6.11B£2.97BDividend Yield2.88%4.39%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio26.5521.9513.07150.92Price / Sales8.752,366.791,746.19244,729.06Price / Cash17.5660.8149.6227.97Price / Book10.521.211.924.56Net Income£81.11M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.80%0.37%0.61%1.43%1 Month Performance6.10%2.63%3.21%4.67%1 Year Performance34.82%6.57%15.28%79.82% AJ Bell Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AJBAJ Bell0.8487 of 5 starsGBX 519.04-0.1%GBX 455-12.3%+30.4%£2.14B£244.77M26.551,373Dividend IncreaseGap UpSTJSt. James's Place0.9509 of 5 starsGBX 1,181.16+1.7%GBX 843.50-28.6%+106.3%£6.39B£26.27B-989.982,298News CoverageAnalyst ForecastICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579MNGM&G0.4038 of 5 starsGBX 257.10+1.5%GBX 223.33-13.1%+22.9%£6.12B£9.02B36.666,101SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders1.4833 of 5 starsGBX 371+2.2%GBX 392.25+5.7%-3.5%£5.76B£2.78B16.206,438News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,124+0.2%N/A+10.5%£5.43B£981.19M5.82N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown2.1154 of 5 starsN/AGBX 684+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 367.50+0.7%N/A-89.1%£4.33B£1.24B3.61120Positive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.1759 of 5 starsGBX 190.80+2.1%GBX 172-9.9%+18.9%£3.42B£1.49B10.854,719News CoverageAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STJ Alternatives ICP Alternatives MNG Alternatives SDRC Alternatives SDR Alternatives FCIT Alternatives HL Alternatives PCT Alternatives ATST Alternatives ABDN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:AJB) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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