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Ninety One Group (N91.L)

Financial Services High quality

Ninety One Group manages investments for institutions and individuals, collecting fees from the pots of money it looks after.

£2.12

Is Ninety One Group a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Ninety One Group manages investments for institutions and individuals, collecting fees from the pots of money it looks after.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price+23.3%
52-week range+9% past year
£2.12
Low £1.80High £2.62
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put £1,000 into Ninety One Group
£1,233+23%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
£2.11B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
1.21M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
£2.12 – £2.21
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
£1.80 – £2.62
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
12.5
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
6.3%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.76
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.76
Calm
Wild
Steadier than most

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▼ -3% past week · ▲ +9% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Multi-year bull run and successful expansion into new wealth markets

The bear case

Structural shift of wealth into low-cost passive trackers hits active fees

What does Ninety One Group do?

This global investment manager makes its money by charging management fees as a slice of the total wealth it looks after on behalf of pension funds, charities, and everyday savers. When markets rise and new cash flows in, revenue naturally gets a nice boost. The key watch-point for anyone studying this business is how well it attracts and keeps client funds entrusted to its care.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on quality and income, and weakest on momentum.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 49Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 80Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 50Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 25Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 61
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Quality screens high (80/100)
  • Generous dividend payouts relative to the wider market
  • High return on equity showing efficient profit generation
  • Lower historical price volatility than the average share
What to watch
  • Momentum screens low (25/100)
  • A prolonged market downturn reducing fee-generating assets
  • Clients pulling their money out in favour of rivals
  • Regulatory pressures squeezing investment management fees

What do Ninety One Group's numbers mean?

P/E
12.5
This shows you are paying roughly twelve and a half pounds for every pound of current yearly earnings the company generates.
Dividend yield
6.3%
This tells you the proportion of the share price paid back to shareholders as yearly cash dividends, based on recent payouts.
Return on equity
28.5%
This measures how efficiently the business uses shareholders' money to generate a profit, and nearly thirty percent is generally considered quite punchy.
Beta
0.8
At under one, this indicates the share price tends to swing less wildly than the wider stock market.

Does Ninety One Group pay a dividend?

Yes - Ninety One Group currently pays a dividend of about 6.3% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

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What are the scenarios for Ninety One Group?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

£3£2£2today · £2▲ Bull · £2• Base · £2▼ Bear · £2in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+10% to +20%Markets lift asset values and spark a wave of fresh client cash inflows
Base
0% to +10%Steady markets keep fee income ticking along without major surprises
Bear
-10% to -20%A sudden market slump shrinks the pot of money they charge fees upon

What are the pros and cons of Ninety One Group?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Generous dividend payouts relative to the wider market
  • High return on equity showing efficient profit generation
  • Lower historical price volatility than the average share
The catch3
  • Recent earnings have dipped despite rising revenues
  • Revenue is heavily reliant on volatile financial market levels
  • Fierce competition from cheaper index-tracking funds
Key risks3
  • A prolonged market downturn reducing fee-generating assets
  • Clients pulling their money out in favour of rivals
  • Regulatory pressures squeezing investment management fees
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: GBP · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.