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

Shares of St. James’s Place plc (LON:STJ) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,675.43.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on STJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on St. James’s Place from GBX 1,686 to GBX 1,663 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup cut their target price on St. James’s Place from GBX 1,810 to GBX 1,790 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,700 target price on shares of St. James’s Place in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,800 target price on shares of St. James’s Place in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 1,400 target price on shares of St. James’s Place in a research note on Thursday, April 30th.

St. James’s Place Price Performance

Shares of STJ stock opened at GBX 1,192.69 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of £6.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.07, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,220.19 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,319.56. St. James’s Place has a twelve month low of GBX 1,067.25 and a twelve month high of GBX 1,575.50. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 3.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.73.

Insider Activity at St. James’s Place

In related news, insider Penny James bought 8,418 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,182 per share, with a total value of £99,500.76. Corporate insiders own 1.15% of the company’s stock.

About St. James’s Place

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.