St. James’s Place plc (LON:STJ) Insider Sells £1,323.65 in Stock

St. James’s Place plc (LON:STJ – Get Rating) insider Andrew Croft sold 115 shares of St. James’s Place stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,151 ($14.32), for a total value of £1,323.65 ($1,646.33).

Andrew Croft also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 27th, Andrew Croft sold 15,346 shares of St. James’s Place stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,176 ($14.63), for a total value of £180,468.96 ($224,463.88).

St. James’s Place Stock Performance

STJ stock opened at GBX 1,139.50 ($14.17) on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.25 billion, a PE ratio of 1,560.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.25. St. James’s Place plc has a 12-month low of GBX 904.60 ($11.25) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,310 ($16.29). The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.25. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,178.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,184.82.

St. James’s Place Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 4th will be given a GBX 37.19 ($0.46) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 4th. This is a boost from St. James’s Place’s previous dividend of $15.59. This represents a yield of 3.01%. St. James’s Place’s dividend payout ratio is 7,260.27%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

STJ has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a GBX 1,430 ($17.79) target price on shares of St. James’s Place in a research note on Wednesday, March 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on St. James’s Place from GBX 1,153 ($14.34) to GBX 1,200 ($14.93) and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 1,570 ($19.53) target price on shares of St. James’s Place in a research note on Tuesday, March 28th. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,500 ($18.66) target price on shares of St. James’s Place in a research note on Tuesday, February 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on St. James’s Place from GBX 1,340 ($16.67) to GBX 1,460 ($18.16) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,392.78 ($17.32).

St. James’s Place Company Profile

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St. James's Place plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm launches and manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in public equity and fixed income market across the globe. The firm was formerly known as St. James's Place Capital plc. St.