How to buy Bank of the James Financial Group stock (BOTJ)

Bank of the James Financial Group is a banks - regional business based in the US. Bank of the James Financial Group shares (BOTJ) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $15.54 – an increase of 1.5% over the previous week. Bank of the James Financial Group employs 172 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $43.9 million.

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Bank of the James Financial Group stock price (NASDAQ: BOTJ)

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Bank of the James Financial Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$15.54
52-week range	$9.42 - $17.05
50-day moving average more info button	$14.37
200-day moving average more info button	$12.45
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio more info button	8.2473
Dividend yield more info button	$0.4 (2.56%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.86

Is it a good time to buy Bank of the James Financial Group stock?

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Bank of the James Financial Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $15.88 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	3.72%
1 month (2024-11-27)	6.58%
3 months (2024-09-27)	12.62%
6 months (2024-06-27)	45.69%

1 year (2023-12-27)	29.63%
2 years (2022-12-27)	41.32%
3 years (2021-12-27)	12.88%
5 years (2019-12-27)	28.81%

Is Bank of the James Financial Group stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Bank of the James Financial Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Bank of the James Financial Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Bank of the James Financial Group's P/E ratio

Bank of the James Financial Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Bank of the James Financial Group shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Bank of the James Financial Group financials

Revenue TTM	$43.9 million
Operating margin TTM	24%
Gross profit TTM	$43.8 million
Return on assets TTM	0.86%
Return on equity TTM	14.18%
Profit margin	19.2%
Book value	$15.15
Market Capitalization more info button	$69.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Bank of the James Financial Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 21.68% of net profits

Recently Bank of the James Financial Group has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Bank of the James Financial Group shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Bank of the James Financial Group's case, that would currently equate to about $0.4 per share.

While Bank of the James Financial Group's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Bank of the James Financial Group is investing more in its future growth.

Bank of the James Financial Group's most recent dividend payout was on 5 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Bank of the James Financial Group's shares ever split?

Bank of the James Financial Group's shares were split on a 11:10 basis on 23 June 2021 . So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 11 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Bank of the James Financial Group shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 9.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Bank of the James Financial Group shares which in turn could have impacted Bank of the James Financial Group's share price.

Bank of the James Financial Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Bank of the James Financial Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.4243 up to $17.05. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Bank of the James Financial Group's is 0.757. This would suggest that Bank of the James Financial Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Bank of the James Financial Group overview

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bank of the James that provides general retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, associations and organizations, and governmental authorities in Virginia, the United States. It offers checking, savings, individual retirement, and health care saving accounts, as well as other time deposits, including money market accounts and certificates of deposit. The company also provides loans to small- and medium-sized businesses for the purchases of equipment, facilities upgrades, inventory acquisition, and various working capital purposes; commercial and residential construction and development loans; commercial real estate mortgage loans; residential mortgage loans; and secured and unsecured consumer loans, such as lines of credit and overdraft lines of credit, as well as personal, automobile, installment, demand, and home equity loans for personal, family, or household purposes. In addition, it offers other banking services, including safe deposit boxes, traveler's checks, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, automatic drafts for various accounts, treasury management, and credit card merchant services. Further, the company provides mortgage banking; investment advisory services; securities brokerage and investment services; and telephone and internet banking services comprising online bill pay, as well as acts as an agent for insurance and annuity products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Bank of the James Financial Group is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 15.422% of Bank of the James Financial Group shares are held by insiders and 21.923% by institutions. How many people work for Bank of the James Financial Group?
Latest data suggests 172 work at Bank of the James Financial Group. When does the fiscal year end for Bank of the James Financial Group?
Bank of the James Financial Group's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Bank of the James Financial Group based?
Bank of the James Financial Group's address is: 828 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA, United States, 24504 What is Bank of the James Financial Group's ISIN number?
Bank of the James Financial Group's international securities identification number is: US4702991088 What is Bank of the James Financial Group's CUSIP number?
Bank of the James Financial Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 470299108