LON:AJB AJ Bell (AJB) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 520 +4.50 (+0.87%) As of 08/22/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About AJ Bell Stock (LON:AJB) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get AJ Bell alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 511▼ 536.5050-Day Range 489.20▼ 538.5052-Week Range 355.20▼ 558.50Volume253,817 shsAverage Volume1.45 million shsMarket Capitalization£2.14 billionP/E Ratio26.60Dividend Yield2.31%Price TargetGBX 501Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Established in 1995, AJ Bell is one of the largest investment platforms in the UK, operating at scale in both the advised and direct-to-consumer markets. Our purpose is to help people invest by providing them with easy access to Pensions, ISAs and General investment accounts, great customer service and competitive charges. Our two core platform propositions are AJ Bell in the D2C market and AJ Bell Investcentre in the advised market, which both provide access to a broad investment range including shares and other instruments traded on the major stock exchanges around the world, as well as all mainstream collective investments available in the UK and our own range of AJ Bell funds. In the D2C market we also offer AJ Bell Dodl, a low-cost investment app with a simplified investment range that makes it easier for customers to choose investments and buy and sell them without paying any commission. For D2C cash savers we offer a Cash savings hub which provides access to a range of competitive savings accounts to help people manage their long-term cash deposits. AJ Bell is headquartered in Manchester, UK, with offices in London and Bristol. Read More AJ Bell Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks34th Percentile Overall ScoreAJB MarketRank™: AJ Bell scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingAJ Bell has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageAJ Bell has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about AJ Bell's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of AJ Bell is 26.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.43.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of AJ Bell is 26.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.41.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAJ Bell has a PEG Ratio of 5.73. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAJ Bell has a P/B Ratio of 10.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for AJB. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldAJ Bell pays a meaningful dividend of 2.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAJ Bell does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of AJ Bell is 61.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about AJ Bell's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for AJB. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.90 News SentimentAJ Bell has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for AJ Bell this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added AJ Bell to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership4.2 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AJ Bell insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £436,050 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders29.60% of the stock of AJ Bell is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions49.91% of the stock of AJ Bell is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about AJ Bell's insider trading history. Receive AJB Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AJ Bell and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AJB Stock News HeadlinesInsider Buying: AJ Bell (LON:AJB) Insider Purchases 85,000 Shares of StockAugust 21 at 2:11 AM | insidertrades.comAJ Bell (LON:AJB) Insider Michael Thomas Summersgill Purchases 85,000 SharesAugust 22 at 2:17 AM | americanbankingnews.comThis stock could leave NVDA in the dustInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla and Nvidia are all on the verge of major disruption. To help protect anyone with money invested in them, he's sharing three exciting stocks to replace them with. He gives away the names and tickers completely free in his brand-new "Sell This, Buy That" broadcast.August 23 at 2:00 AM | InvestorPlace (Ad)AJ Bell PLC Executes Share Buyback to Enhance Shareholder ValueAugust 21 at 7:40 AM | msn.comAJ Bell PLC Executes Share Buyback as Part of £25 Million ProgramAugust 18, 2025 | msn.comAJ Bell shares rise on strong Q3 trading updateJuly 25, 2025 | ca.investing.comAJ Bell's Assets Under Administration Rise on Higher Customer Numbers, InflowsJuly 25, 2025 | marketwatch.comFinal places remaining for iconic AJ Bell Great North 10k - how to sign upJune 20, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines AJB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AJB shares performed this year? AJ Bell's stock was trading at GBX 452.50 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AJB stock has increased by 14.9% and is now trading at GBX 520. How were AJ Bell's earnings last quarter? AJ Bell plc (LON:AJB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 5th. The company reported $20.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. AJ Bell had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.30% and a net margin of 33.14%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of AJ Bell? Shares of AJB 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 AJ Bell own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AJ Bell investors own include Meta Platforms (META), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), Hummingbird Resources (HUM), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Ninety One Group (N91) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD). Company Calendar Last Earnings12/05/2024Today8/23/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:AJB CIKN/A Webwww.ajbell.co.uk Phone44 8454 089 100FaxN/AEmployees1,373Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for AJ BellGBX 501 High Price TargetGBX 565 Low Price TargetGBX 440 Potential Upside/Downside-3.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.20 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 19.55 Trailing P/E Ratio26.60 Forward P/E Ratio21.84 P/E Growth5.73Net Income£81.11 million Net Margins33.14% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity42.30% Return on Assets36.07% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio6.46 Current Ratio3.63 Quick Ratio7.16 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£244.77 million Price / Sales8.76 Cash FlowGBX 29.61 per share Price / Cash Flow17.56 Book ValueGBX 49.32 per share Price / Book10.54Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares412,467,123Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£2.14 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.99 Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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