AJ Bell (LON:AJB) Rating Reiterated by Shore Capital

AJ Bell (LON:AJB)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by research analysts at Shore Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 370 ($4.61) target price on shares of AJ Bell in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd.

AJ Bell Stock Performance

AJB stock opened at GBX 301 ($3.75) on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 1,770.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.47, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 7.16. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 305 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 293.52. AJ Bell has a fifty-two week low of GBX 241.60 ($3.01) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 346.60 ($4.31).

Insider Buying and Selling at AJ Bell

In other news, insider Peter Birch sold 17,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.07), for a total transaction of £55,590 ($69,202.04). In related news, insider Simon Turner sold 27,267 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 308 ($3.83), for a total value of £83,982.36 ($104,546.69). Also, insider Peter Birch sold 17,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.07), for a total transaction of £55,590 ($69,202.04). Insiders own 33.23% of the company’s stock.

About AJ Bell

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.