How to buy John Laing shares

John Laing Group PLC (JLG) is a publicly traded infrastructure operations business based in the UK which employs around 150 staff. John Laing is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and traded in British Pound.

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Is John Laing under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the John Laing P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

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Frequently asked questions

• Does John Laing pay dividends?

  • Dividend yield
  • Forward yield
  • Payout ratio

  Dividend yield: 1.39% of stock value

  Forward annual dividend yield: 1.4% of stock value

  Dividend payout ratio: 62.67% of net profits

  John Laing has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 1.39% of its share value annually.

  John Laing has paid out, on average, around 62.67% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.4% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 1.4% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In John Laing's case, that would currently equate to about 0.056 per share.

  John Laing's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

• When does the fiscal year end for John Laing?

  John Laing's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is John Laing based?

  John Laing's address is: 1 Kingsway, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 6AN

• Have John Laing's shares ever split?

  John Laing's shares were split on a 694:637 basis on 8 March 2018. So if you had owned 637 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 694 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your John Laing shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 8.2% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for John Laing shares which in turn could have impacted John Laing's share price.

• How to sell John Laing shares

  It's as easy to sell John Laing as it is to buy! Here's how to sell John Laing shares that you already own.

  1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
  2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
  3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
  4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
  5. Sell your John Laing shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

• Can you buy John Laing shares with a debit card?

  Most dealing providers will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.

• What's the easiest way to buy John Laing shares?

  The easiest way to get hold of some John Laing shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in John Laing shares.

• Do you need to complete a W8-BEN form if you want to invest in John Laing

  No. That's for US stocks.

• What is the key financial information for John Laing?

  John Laing financials

  Revenue TTM	£25 million
  Gross profit TTM	£25 million
  Return on assets TTM	-1.17%
  Return on equity TTM	-4.14%
  Profit margin	-264%
  Book value	£3.10
  Market capitalisation more info button	£2 billion
  EBITDA more info button	£110 million

  TTM: trailing 12 months

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