Barclays starts coverage of investment platforms, likes IntegraFin

20th Nov 2020 09:35

(Sharecast News) - Barclays initiated coverage on AJ Bell, Quilter and IntegraFin on Friday, as it noted that UK investment platforms have traded at high multiples since their debuts in 2018, reflecting attractive structural assets under management growth.

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AJ Bell FY assets under administration, customer numbers grow

22nd Oct 2020 07:44

(Sharecast News) - Investment platform AJ Bell reported a rise in full-year assets under administration on Thursday as customer numbers grew amid market volatility.

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AJ Bell set to beat estimates; Plans to enter retail savings market

23rd Jul 2020 07:14

(Sharecast News) - Financial services firm AJ Bell said it expected to beat full year profit estimates as it reported a 12% rise in assets under administration (AUA) during the third quarter and announced a move into the retail cash savings market.

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AJ Bell slides as Invesco sells off 7.6% stake

22nd May 2020 08:12

(Sharecast News) - AJ Bell was under the cosh on Friday after fund manager Invesco sold a 7.6% stake in the company.

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AJ Bell interim profit jumps as customer numbers grow

21st May 2020 07:54

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 investment platform AJ Bell reported a jump in interim profit on Thursday and held its dividend as customer numbers grew.

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AJ Bell Q1 customer numbers up as AUA slumps on Covid woes

23rd Apr 2020 08:25

(Sharecast News) - Second quarter assets under administration at investment platform AJ Bell fell 12% as markets plunged due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Thursday broker round-up

2nd Apr 2020 13:03

(Sharecast News) - Unilever: Barclays upgrades to equal weight with a target price of 4,420p.

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Berenberg cuts price target on AJ Bell

2nd Apr 2020 10:47

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their price target on online stockbroker AJ Bell from 280.0p to 230.0p on Thursday, stating the group faced more acute revenue pressure in the current environment than its UK small-to-mid cap platform peers.

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UK banks should use divi cash to write off customer debt - AJ Bell

1st Apr 2020 12:00

(Sharecast News) - British banks should use the ?7.5bn saved in scrapped dividends and bonuses to write off debt repayments for customers affected by the coronavirus, investment platform AJ Bell said on Wednesday.

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Thursday broker round-up

12th Mar 2020 12:55

(Sharecast News) - AJ Bell: Berenberg downgrades to sell with a target price of 280p.

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Berenberg downgrades AJ Bell to 'sell'

12th Mar 2020 11:04

(Sharecast News) - Berenberg downgraded its stance on shares of trading platform AJ Bell to 'sell' from 'hold' on Thursday, slashing the price target to 280p from 370p.

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AJ Bell says impact of rate cut, stock market declines 'difficult to predict'

11th Mar 2020 17:57

(Sharecast News) - Trading platform AJ Bell said on Wednesday that it was "difficult to predict" the impact on its trading performance of the Bank of England's surprise interest rate cut and the recent slump in global stock markets on the back of coronavirus fears.

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AJ Bell sees decent growth in first quarter

22nd Jan 2020 07:46

(Sharecast News) - Stockbroking services and investment platform provider AJ Bell updated the market on its first quarter of trading on Wednesday, reporting a 4% increase in total customer numbers to 241,152, with total assets under administration up 5% to £54.7bn.

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Director dealings: AJ Bell co-founder offloads shares

20th Dec 2019 14:59

(Sharecast News) - AJ Bell revealed on Friday that chief executive Andy Bell had disposed of 5.5m ordinary shares in the online investment platform provider.

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AJ Bell directors raise ?25.7m after selling 1.6% stake

11th Dec 2019 09:30

(Sharecast News) - AJ Bell was in the red on Wednesday after directors at the investment platform sold just over 6.2 million shares in the company.

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