St. James’s Place (LON:STJ) Insider Penny James Purchases 8,418 Shares

St. James’s Place plc (LON:STJ) insider Penny James acquired 8,418 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,182 per share, with a total value of £99,500.76.

St. James’s Place Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of LON STJ traded up GBX 19 during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 1,201.50. The stock had a trading volume of 4,222,687 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,144,580. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,262.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,336.77. The firm has a market cap of £6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.01. St. James’s Place plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,035 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,575.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.73, a current ratio of 3.80 and a quick ratio of 3.85.

St. James’s Place (LON:STJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 99.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. St. James’s Place had a return on equity of 37.33% and a net margin of 1.76%. Research analysts anticipate that St. James’s Place plc will post 67.9947461 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on STJ shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,700 target price on shares of St. James’s Place in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 1,400 price target on shares of St. James’s Place in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 1,475 price objective on shares of St. James’s Place in a research note on Friday, January 16th. 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, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of St. James’s Place from GBX 1,686 to GBX 1,663 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, St. James’s Place presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,675.43.

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.