How to buy Royal Mail shares | 239.5p

Royal Mail plc (RMG) is a leading integrated freight & logistics business based in the UK. It opened the day at 236.7p after a previous close of 237.7p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 235.7p to a high of 240.12p. The latest price was 239.5p (25 minute delay). Royal Mail is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 109,325 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.

Best for

All-rounder

Fineco

Best for

Low-cost trading

eToro Free Stocks

Best for

US shares

IG

Best for

Beginners

Hargreaves Lansdown

How has Coronavirus impacted Royal Mail's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Royal Mail's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was 243.8p, which is 26.83% up on its pre-crash value of 178.4p and 105.12% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as 118.856p.

If you had bought £1,000 worth of Royal Mail shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £745.05 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth £1,254.45.

Royal Mail share price

Invest in Royal Mail shares with 0% commission

Other fees may apply. Your capital is at risk.

• Unlimited trades, with no dealing charges or management fees
• If your trades get copied you can earn extra money
• Create an account today in a few minutes

Go to site

Share dealing platform comparison

• Share dealing platforms
• Stocks and shares ISAs
• Pensions

Data indicated here is updated regularly

We update our data regularly, but information can change between updates. Confirm details with the provider you're interested in before making a decision.

Learn how we maintain accuracy on our site.

Close

Sort by:

Name	Product	Price per trade	Frequent trader rate	Platform fees	Brand description
Fineco		£2.95	£2.95	Zero platform fee	Your first 50 trades are free with Fineco, until 31/12/2020. T&Cs apply. Fineco Bank is good for share traders and investors looking for a complete platform and wide offer. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
IG		0% commission on US shares, and £3 on UK shares	From £5	£0 - £24 per quarter	IG is good for experienced traders, and offers learning resources for beginners, all with wide access to shares, ETFs and funds. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
eToro Free Stocks		0% commission, no markup, no ticket fee, no management fee	N/A	Withdrawal fee & GDP to USD deposit conversion	Capital at risk. 0% commission but other fees may apply.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund and Share Account		£11.95	£5.95	No fees	Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's number one platform for private investors, with the depth of features you'd expect from an established platform. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Interactive Investor		From £7.99 on the Investor Service Plan	From £7.99 on the Investor Service Plan	No transfer fees or exit fees. £9.99 a month on the Investor Service Plan	Open an ISA, Trading Account or SIPP you will get £100 of free trades to buy or sell any investment (new customers only). Interactive Investor offers everything most investors need. Its flat fees makes it pricey for small portfolios, but cheap for big ones. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...

loading

Compare up to 4 providers

Clear selection

Compare

Data indicated here is updated regularly

We update our data regularly, but information can change between updates. Confirm details with the provider you're interested in before making a decision.

Learn how we maintain accuracy on our site.

Close

Sort by:

Name	Product	Minimum deposit	Maximum annual fee	Price per trade	Brand description
Moneyfarm stocks and shares ISA		£1500	0.75%	£0		Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Hargreaves Lansdown stocks and shares ISA		£100	0.45%	£11.95	Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's biggest wealth manager. It's got everything you'll need, from beginners to experienced investors. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Interactive Investor stocks and shares ISA		Any lump sum or £25 a month	£119.88	£7.99	Interactive Investor offers everything most investors need. Its flat fees makes it pricey for small portfolios, but cheap for big ones. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Saxo Markets stocks and shares ISA		No minimum deposit requirement	0.12%	£8.00	Saxo Markets offers a wide access to a range of stocks, ETFs and funds. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
AJ Bell stocks and shares ISA		£500	0.25%	£9.95	AJ Bell is a good all-rounder for people who to choose between shares, funds, ISAs and pensions. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Fidelity stocks and shares ISA		£1000 or a regular savings plan from £50	0.35%	£10.00	Fidelity is another good all-rounder, offering a good package at a decent price. Not suited for trading shares. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Nutmeg stocks and shares ISA		£100	0.75%	£0	Nutmeg offers three types of portfolios. Choose the one that goes with your investment style. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Legal & General stocks and shares ISA		£100 or £20 a month	0.61%	N/A	Legal & General is a big financial services company which offers insurance, lifetime mortgage, pensions and stocks and shares ISAs. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...

loading

Compare up to 4 providers

Clear selection

Compare

Data indicated here is updated regularly

We update our data regularly, but information can change between updates. Confirm details with the provider you're interested in before making a decision.

Learn how we maintain accuracy on our site.

Close

Sort by:

Name	Product	Minimum investment	Choose from	Annual fee	Brand description
Moneyfarm Pension		£1,500 (initial investment)	7 funds	0.35%-0.75%	Moneyfarm has pensions that are matched against your risk appetite, goals and planned retirement date. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
AJ Bell Pension		£1,000	Over 2,000 funds	0.05-0.25%	AJ Bell has two different pension options, a self managed pension and one that is managed for you. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
PensionBee Pension		No minimum	7 funds	0.5% - 0.95%	Pension Bee is a newbie in the pension market. It helps consolidate your pension plans into one place. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Hargreaves Lansdown Pension		£100 or £25 a month	2,500 funds	0-0.45%	Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's biggest wealth manager. It's got three different retirement options. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Interactive Investor Pension		Any lump sum or £25 a month	Over 3,000 funds	£10/month	interactive investor is a flat-fee platform, which makes it cost effective for larger portfolios. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Saxo Markets Pension		£10	Over 11,000 funds	No annual fee	Saxo Markets gives flexibility and control over your investment strategy. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Moneybox Pension		£1	3 funds	0.15% - 0.45% charged monthly	Manage your money with an easy-to-use Moneybox app. Capital at risk.	Go to site View details	Compare	loading Fetching your data...

loading

Compare up to 4 providers

Clear selection

Compare

Is it a good time to buy Royal Mail stock?

The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. This is not a recommendation, however. It represents a technical analysis based on the most popular technical indicators: Moving Averages, Oscillators and Pivots. Finder might not concur and takes no responsibility.

Is Royal Mail under- or over-valued?

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

Royal Mail's P/E ratio

Royal Mail's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Royal Mail shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

However, Royal Mail's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the integrated freight & logistics industry or those of similar companies.

• Amazon-com (AMZN.US): 90.63

Royal Mail's EBITDA

Royal Mail's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £528.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Royal Mail's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put Royal Mail's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.

• Amazon-com (AMZN.US): USD$43.7 billion

Royal Mail share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 4687.5% of net profits

Recently Royal Mail has paid out, on average, around 4687.5% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 19.71% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Royal Mail shareholders could enjoy a 19.71% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Royal Mail's case, that would currently equate to about 0.24p per share.

Royal Mail'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.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 December 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").

Royal Mail's dividend payout ratio is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.

• Amazon-com (AMZN.US): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)

Royal Mail share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Royal Mail's shares have ranged in value from as little as 121.92p up to 258.6p. 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 (LSE average) beta is 1, while Royal Mail's is 1.1589. This would suggest that Royal Mail's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put Royal Mail's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

• Amazon-com (AMZN.US): 1.2988

Win £500 to get your trading started

Subscribe to trending stock alerts for a chance to win

Please enter your name

Please enter your last name

Please enter your valid email

Submit

By submitting, you agree to the Finder Privacy and Cookies Policy and Terms of Use

Thank you for subscribing!

Royal Mail overview

Royal Mail plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a universal postal service provider in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, North America, the Western United States, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. It offers parcels and letter delivery services under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. The company also provides services for the collection, sorting, and delivery of parcels and letters. In addition, it operates ground-based parcel delivery networks in Europe comprising the GLS network that covers 36 European countries and nation states through wholly-owned and partner companies. Further, the company provides express parcel delivery and logistics services. Additionally, it engages in property holdings activities; and provision of facilities management services. The company serves consumers, sole-traders, small and medium-sized enterprises, large businesses, retailers, and other postal operators, as well as business to business, and business to consumer sectors. Royal Mail plc was incorporated in 2013 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Frequently asked questions

• Where can I buy Royal Mail shares?

  Investors can buy and sell Royal Mail shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: RMG). This means anyone with a trading account that offers access to the UK stock market can invest in Royal Mail.

• Can I buy Post Office shares?

  The Post Office is still government-owned, so you can't currently buy Post Office shares. Following the Postal Services Act, the UK government split the Post Office and Royal Mail into separate entities, and investors were then able to buy stocks in Royal Mail. This means that buying shares in Royal Mail does not make you a shareholder in the Post Office.

• What percentage of Royal Mail is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 5.607% of Royal Mail shares are held by insiders and 65.904% by institutions.

• How many people work for Royal Mail?

  Latest data suggests 109,325 work at Royal Mail.

• When does the fiscal year end for Royal Mail?

  Royal Mail's fiscal year ends in March.

• Where is Royal Mail based?

  Royal Mail's address is: 100 Victoria Embankment, London, United Kingdom, EC4Y 0HQ

• What is Royal Mail's ISIN number?

  Royal Mail's international securities identification number is: GB00BDVZYZ77