FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / St. James's Place / 3 October 2026

St. James's Place (STJ): news on Saturday 3 October 2026

+0.3 neutral

Coverage was mostly about analysts trimming price targets, with Deutsche Bank and UBS both cutting, though Deutsche kept its Buy rating and top pick status. The loan scheme overhaul and a 7% rise in UK fund flows in August gave some offsetting support.

What drove it

analyst target cuts
Deutsche Bank top pick
loan scheme overhaul

The 7 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

−4.7 St. James’s Place price target lowered to 2,000 GBp at Deutsche Bank TipRanks
Deutsche Bank lowers price target to 2,000p
+4.5 Deutsche Bank keeps St James's Place as top pick despite trimming target Proactive Investors UK
Remains Deutsche Bank top pick despite lower target
+3.2 Leading bank backs St James's Place, but tweaks valuation Proactive financial news
Bank backs company despite small valuation tweak
−2.5 St. James's Place (LSE:STJ) Stock Sees Modest Fair Value Cut After Mixed Analyst Views Yahoo Finance
Fair value estimate trimmed amid mixed analyst views
+2.0 SJP overhauls controversial loan scheme to reduce disruption to customers Financial Times
Loan scheme overhaul aims to limit customer disruption; addresses controversy
+1.3 Deutsche Bank Research Trims St. James's Place PT, Keeps Buy Rating marketscreener.com
Target trimmed but Buy rating kept
−1.2 UBS cuts St James’s Place price target as UK fund flows rise 7% in August Yahoo Finance UK
UBS cuts target, though UK fund flows rose 7%

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