Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Jupiter Fund Management Plc (LON:JUP) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 214.50 and last traded at GBX 198.08, with a volume of 6005671 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 188.

Jupiter Fund Management News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Jupiter Fund Management this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board announces a £30m share buyback and a special dividend after profits beat expectations — a direct capital-return that supports EPS and valuation. Jupiter announces £30m share buyback, special divi as profits beat expectations
• Positive Sentiment: Group hikes total payout as annual profit climbs — management is returning cash and signaling confidence in profitability. Jupiter Fund Management hikes total payout as annual profit climbs
• Positive Sentiment: Jupiter posted its first annual net inflow since 2017 — roughly $1.8bn of inflows in 2025, reversing long-term outflows and improving fee revenue prospects. Jupiter posts first annual net inflow since 2017
• Positive Sentiment: Company reports positive calendar-year net flows (first since 2017), which should help lift AUM-linked revenues and sentiment. Jupiter sees first calendar year of net flows since 2017
• Positive Sentiment: Completed cancellation of 16,349,385 treasury shares, confirming a smaller voting/shares base — a structural move that supports per-share metrics and shareholder returns. Jupiter Completes Treasury Share Cancellation, Confirming New Voting Rights Base
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly EPS reported at GBX 19.40 and the company provided a slide deck and call — investors will parse the detail for recurring fee momentum vs one-offs. Earnings slide deck / conference call
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying metrics still show weakness: a negative return on equity (-1.13%) and a negative net margin (-2.34%) on the latest figures — these are reminders that profitability and operating leverage need to improve to sustain multiple expansion. MarketBeat earnings summary

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Jupiter Fund Management from GBX 165 to GBX 175 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 150.33.

Jupiter Fund Management Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.23, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.70. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 178.87 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 153.81. The firm has a market capitalization of £982.76 million, a P/E ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.42.

Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 19.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Jupiter Fund Management had a negative return on equity of 1.13% and a negative net margin of 2.34%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Jupiter Fund Management Plc will post 8.5093781 earnings per share for the current year.

About Jupiter Fund Management

Jupiter Fund Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm manages mutual funds, hedge funds, client focused portfolios, and multi-manager products for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets across U.K., Europe and global emerging markets. The firm also invests in fixed income markets, fund of funds products, hedge funds, and absolute return funds. Jupiter Fund Management Plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, United Kingdom.