St. James’s Place plc (LON:STJ) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

St. James’s Place plc (LON:STJ) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,572.50.

A number of analysts have issued reports on STJ shares. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of St. James’s Place from GBX 1,510 to GBX 1,590 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of St. James’s Place from GBX 1,600 to GBX 1,620 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of St. James’s Place from GBX 1,160 to GBX 1,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of St. James’s Place from GBX 1,800 to GBX 1,900 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd.

St. James’s Place Price Performance

STJ opened at GBX 1,423.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,348.50 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,282.12. St. James’s Place has a 12-month low of GBX 741.40 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,426. The firm has a market cap of £7.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.10, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.10.

St. James’s Place Company Profile

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.