Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) Hits New 1-Year High After Insider Buying Activity

Shares of Jupiter Fund Management Plc (LON:JUP) hit a new 52-week high on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 214.50 and last traded at GBX 198.08, with a volume of 6005671 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 188.

Specifically, insider James Macpherson bought 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 194 per share, for a total transaction of £58,200.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Jupiter Fund Management from GBX 165 to GBX 175 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 150.33.

Key Jupiter Fund Management News

Here are the key news stories impacting Jupiter Fund Management this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reports stronger annual profit and shareholder returns: Jupiter posted rising annual profit and announced a £30m buyback plus a special dividend after profits beat expectations — shareholder-friendly actions that reduce supply and return capital. Sharecast Article
• Positive Sentiment: First annual net inflow since 2017 — Jupiter reported positive net flows for 2025 (c. $1.8bn inflows reported), reversing years of outflows and supporting future fee revenue. FT Article
• Positive Sentiment: Treasury share cancellation completed — cancellation of ~16.35m ordinary shares lowers the share base and should be earnings-per-share accretive. TipRanks Article
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying — non-exec director James Macpherson bought 30,000 shares at GBX 194, signaling insider confidence. TipRanks Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping — the company confirmed total voting rights and updated share capital following cancellations (clarifies outstanding share count). TipRanks Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly results: reported GBX 19.40 EPS for the quarter, but metrics show a negative return on equity and negative net margin for the period — mixed operational signals as profitability improves but margins remain weak. MarketBeat Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Stock selling pressure / profit-taking — despite positive news, the share price has eased (trading below recent highs) on lighter-than-average volume; some investors may be locking gains after the run-up or reacting to lingering margin/ROE concerns and valuation (P/E ~17.4, beta ~1.4).

Jupiter Fund Management Trading Down 3.4%

The firm has a market capitalization of £958.29 million, a PE ratio of 17.41 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.23, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.79. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 179.54 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 154.43.

Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 19.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Jupiter Fund Management had a negative return on equity of 1.13% and a negative net margin of 2.34%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Jupiter Fund Management Plc will post 8.5093781 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jupiter Fund Management Company Profile

Jupiter Fund Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm manages mutual funds, hedge funds, client focused portfolios, and multi-manager products for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets across U.K., Europe and global emerging markets. The firm also invests in fixed income markets, fund of funds products, hedge funds, and absolute return funds. Jupiter Fund Management Plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, United Kingdom.