AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) Insider Roger Stott Purchases 31 Shares

AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) insider Roger Stott purchased 31 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 479 ($6.07) per share, with a total value of £148.49 ($188.22).

Roger Stott also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 11th, Roger Stott purchased 34 shares of AJ Bell stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 443 ($5.62) per share, with a total value of £150.62 ($190.92).

AJ Bell Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of AJ Bell stock opened at GBX 485 ($6.15) on Friday. The company has a market cap of £2.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,425.00, a PEG ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.44, a quick ratio of 7.16 and a current ratio of 3.75. AJ Bell plc has a one year low of GBX 280.60 ($3.56) and a one year high of GBX 529 ($6.71). The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 462.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 433.43.

AJ Bell Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be given a dividend of GBX 8.25 ($0.10) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. This represents a yield of 1.66%. This is an increase from AJ Bell’s previous dividend of $4.25. AJ Bell’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 565 ($7.16) price target on shares of AJ Bell in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of AJ Bell in a research report on Friday, December 6th.

AJ Bell Company Profile

AJ Bell plc, through its subsidiaries, operates investment platforms in the United Kingdom. The company offers AJ Bell Investcentre, which offers advisers and clients service, easy-to-use functionality, and a comprehensive investment range at competitive prices; and AJ Bell, an investment platform. It also provides Touch by AJ Bell, an investment platform which help advisers to streamline their businesses with investment solutions delivered and managed digitally on their clients' smartphones; and Dodl by AJ Bell, an investment app.