Just Group (JUST) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Just Group plc provides various retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.in the United Kingdom. It offers defined benefit de-risking solutions, guaranteed income for life, secure lifetime income, care plans, and lifetime mortgage service. The company also engages in professional services and distribution business, which offers technology, broking, and advice solutions for corporate clients and pension schemes; and regulated financial advice for pension, investment, and savings. In addition, it provides the writing of insurance products for distribution to the at- or in-retirement market and the DB de-risking market; guaranteed income for life contracts and lifetime mortgages through regulated advice and intermediary services; and licensed software to financial advisers, banks, building societies, life assurance companies, and pension trustees. The company was formerly known as JRP Group plc and changed its name to Just Group plc in May 2017. Just Group plc was founded in 2004 and is based in Reigate, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 160.70 to 164.40
• 50-Day Range: 137.20 to 164.40
• 52-Week Range: 78.80 to 165.20
• Volume: 691,242 shs
• Average Volume: 9.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,803.11
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: GBX 135
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Just Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Just Group scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Just Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Just Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Just Group is 1,813.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Just Group is 1,813.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 429.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Just Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.47. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Just Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JUST.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Just Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Just Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Just Group is 2,222.22%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JUST.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Just Group this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Just Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Just Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £49,668.87 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.99% of the stock of Just Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.54% of the stock of Just Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JUST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JUST shares performed this year?

Just Group's stock was trading at GBX 162.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, JUST shares have increased by 0.5% and is now trading at GBX 163.20.
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How do I buy shares of Just Group?

Shares of JUST stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Just Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Just Group investors own include FirstGroup (FGP), Petra Diamonds (PDL), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), Senior (SNR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Specialty
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:JUST
• Previous Symbol: LON:JRP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.justgroupplc.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1737-233296
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,181
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 135
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 160
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 110
• Potential Upside/Downside: -17.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,813.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.26
• P/E Growth: 0.47
• Net Income: £89 million
• Net Margins: 3.11%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.50%
• Return on Assets: 3.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 326.75
• Current Ratio: 7.62
• Quick Ratio: 4.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: GBX 4,649.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.04
• Book Value: GBX 118 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,040,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.70 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.51