James Fisher Share Price (FSJ): Consensus Buy & Forecast

If you’ve been watching James Fisher and Sons for a potential investment, you’re likely tracking a share that’s spent most of 2025 climbing off its 52-week lows — but the analyst community is still sharply divided on where it goes from here. Six brokerages now cover FSJ on the London Stock Exchange, and their 12-month price targets span a wider range than most investors probably realize. This piece cuts through the noise to give you the current consensus view, the key broker calls driving it, and what the underlying metrics say about the stock’s valuation.

Current Price: 445.00p ·
Change: +1.00 (0.23%) ·
52 Week Range: 285.00 – 371.00 ·
Volume: 75,377 ·
Market Cap: £228.70m

The table below summarises the core trading metrics and consensus data for FSJ across major financial platforms.

Is James Fisher a buy?

The analyst community has landed firmly on the bullish side for FSJ. As of early 2026, six brokerages covering the stock collectively deliver a consensus recommendation of Buy — with three outright Buy ratings and two Outperform calls, and zero Hold, Sell, or Strong Sell recommendations recorded (Investors Chronicle). That’s a meaningful signal, particularly when you consider the stock’s volatile 2024-2025 run that took it down to the mid-280s before recovering.

Analyst ratings

MarketBeat aggregates the covering firms into a consensus score of 3.00, translating to a Buy rating with two analysts currently assigning Buy recommendations. Berenberg Bank issued the most recent explicit call on 02-Feb-26, reiterating a Buy at 615.00 GBX — a target that sits comfortably above the current price and represents the most bullish voice in the current coverage universe (LSE.co.uk).

The spread of individual broker views tells a more nuanced story. Barclays maintains a more cautious stance with a Sell at 489.00p and Buy at 500.00p, reflecting uncertainty about near-term catalysts. Meanwhile, Canaccord Genuity Group has published coverage within the past 90 days (MarketBeat Forecast), adding to the bullish chorus.

Recent performance factors

The stock’s 52-week range spans 285.00p at the low end to 371.00p at the high — a roughly 30% distance from bottom to peak that signals meaningful volatility (Investing.com). Trading volume of 75,377 shares suggests moderate daily interest, enough for institutional but not the liquid of a FTSE 250 heavy hitter.

Simply Wall St flags that analysts in agreement believe the stock price will rise by 35.1%, with shares potentially trading 50% below intrinsic value based on discounted cash flow modelling. That’s a substantial margin of safety claim if it holds — though investors should note this analysis carries medium confidence rather than high.

What is James Fisher’s share price forecast?

Price target forecasts for FSJ cluster across a surprisingly wide range, with median targets varying from 530 GBX to 625 GBX depending on which platform aggregates the data (Investors Chronicle). That spread matters because it determines whether the stock has 20% upside or 50% upside — a meaningful difference for position sizing.

Short-term targets

Investors Chronicle tracks six analysts providing 12-month targets with a median of 586.00 GBX and a high of 790.00 GBX, though notably the low end is unspecified on that platform. On the same data, five analysts show a median target of 530.00 GBX, representing 18.30% upside from a 448.00 GBX last price, with a high of 615.00 GBX (+37.3%) and low of 466.00 GBX (+4.0%).

MarketBeat reports a consensus price target of 452.50 GBX — that’s +16.3% from 389.24 GBX — with a high of 530 GBX and low of 375 GBX. The lower average here reflects different weighting methodologies and potentially different analyst subsets. When MarketBeat narrows to just the two analysts giving Buy ratings, the 12-month average target still lands at 452.50 GBX (+20.67% from 375 GBX baseline).

Long-term outlook

Stockopedia puts the analyst consensus target price at 625.33p for 2026 — placing it toward the higher end of the target range. Fintel, meanwhile, calculates an average one-year price target of 637.84 GBX with a range extending from 580.75 GBX on the low end to 829.50 GBX on the high end (Fintel).

Investing.com shows six analysts projecting an average 12-month target of 625.3 GBP and a high of 790 GBP, with an overall Strong Buy consensus including four Buy ratings and zero Hold or Sell. The same platform, filtered to four analysts, shows an average target of 455.25 GBX (+46.38% upside) with a high of 530 GBX and low of 400 GBX — demonstrating how the number of analysts included dramatically shifts the consensus.

The 52-week historical range of 285.00-371.00 GBX from Investing.com shows where the stock has traded, anchoring current targets against actual price history. If the stock can reclaim the 371.00 GBX level, it would represent solid progress toward most analyst targets above 450 GBX.

Is James Fisher listed?

Yes, definitively. James Fisher and Sons PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker FSJ.L (London Stock Exchange). The company has maintained its LSE listing continuously and publishes regulatory news service (RNS) announcements through the exchange, including a Holding(s) in Company announcement on 26-Sep-25.

Exchange details

The London Stock Exchange is the primary venue for FSJ trading, with the stock falling within the transportation/industrial sector classification. MarketBeat categorises it under the broader market cap profile consistent with a small-cap UK equity.

Ticker info

The FSJ ticker is used across financial data platforms including Yahoo Finance, MarketBeat, Investing.com, and LSE.co.uk — though the suffix varies slightly between GBX (pence) and GBP (pounds) depending on the platform convention. The company employs 2,041 people according to MarketBeat data (MarketBeat), giving a sense of scale for the business.

What is the current James Fisher share price?

The most recent snapshot from the content plan shows FSJ trading at 445.00p with a daily change of +1.00p (+0.23%). The session range spanned 440.00p to 455.00p, with a previous close of 444.00p. MarketBeat data from earlier sessions showed the price around 394.50 GBX (+1.15%), and the 448.00 GBX reference appears in Investors Chronicle data — suggesting the stock has been moving and different feeds capture different intraday snapshots.

Live chart summary

Technical analysis from TradingView shows the stock with a neutral technical rating as of the most recent assessment. This aligns with the mixed picture across fundamental targets — where some analysts see significant upside, technical indicators are signaling caution rather than momentum.

Day’s range

The day’s range of 440.00p to 455.00p demonstrates intraday volatility of roughly 3.3% — modest for a small-cap but notable for investors used to larger-cap liquidity. The stock’s 52-week range of 285.00p to 371.00p shows the wider trading band, with current prices sitting above the midpoint but well below the year’s highs.

James Fisher share price news and analysis

Beyond the broker calls, FSJ has seen limited but notable news flow. The RNS Holding(s) in Company announcement on 26-Sep-25 suggests institutional shareholders have been active, though the specifics of the holding changes aren’t detailed in available data (London Stock Exchange). HL.co.uk summarises the investment case with a focus on the recovery from 52-week lows, while LSE market cap data anchors the valuation at £228.70m.

Recent announcements

One research report has been published in the past 90 days per MarketBeat data (MarketBeat) — a relatively quiet coverage cadence that makes the existing analyst consensus more durable but also means fewer updated thesis changes to track. The Berenberg Bank reiteration on 02-Feb-26 stands as the most current explicit call in the coverage universe.

Stock performance

The P/E ratio of 4.49 versus a market average of 78.69 represents a stark valuation discount — FSJ trades at roughly 5.7% of the market’s average earnings multiple (MarketBeat). Whether that discount reflects underlying business risk, sector headwinds, or market inefficiency is the central question for fundamental investors.

The comparison table below highlights FSJ’s valuation metrics against market benchmarks, illustrating the substantial discount the stock trades at.