St. James's Place plc (LON:STJ) had its price objective boosted by Deutsche Bank AG from GBX 1,100 ($14.28) to GBX 1,260 ($16.36) in a report released on Friday, July 28th. The firm currently has a hold rating on the stock.
Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Numis Securities Ltd reissued an add rating and issued a GBX 1,200 ($15.58) target price on shares of St. James's Place plc in a report on Wednesday, May 3rd. Peel Hunt reissued an add rating and issued a GBX 1,175 ($15.25) target price on shares of St. James's Place plc in a report on Tuesday, April 25th. Panmure Gordon boosted their target price on St. James's Place plc from GBX 1,274 ($16.54) to GBX 1,359 ($17.64) and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Monday, April 10th. Shore Capital restated a buy rating on shares of St. James's Place plc in a research note on Tuesday, April 25th. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) restated a buy rating on shares of St. James's Place plc in a research note on Thursday, April 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target price of GBX 1,226.46 ($15.92).
St. James's Place plc (STJ) traded down 0.75% during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1191.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 717,233 shares. The stock’s market cap is GBX 6.24 billion. St. James's Place plc has a 12-month low of GBX 896.00 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,245.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,199.14 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,137.76.
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 31st will be given a GBX 15.41 ($0.20) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.26%.
In related news, insider Roger Yates acquired 10,000 shares of St. James's Place plc stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 31st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,218 ($15.81) per share, for a total transaction of £121,800 ($158,120.21).
St. James's Place plc Company Profile
St. James’s Place plc is a United Kingdom-based company, which provides wealth management advice, investment management and related services to businesses and individuals across the United Kingdom. The Company’s segments include Life business, Unit Trust business, Distribution business and Other. The Company’s Life business segment offers pensions, protection and investment products through its life assurance subsidiaries.
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