Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) insider Clare Bousfield acquired 1,241 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 251 ($3.38) per share, for a total transaction of £3,114.91 ($4,194.60).
Clare Bousfield also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, March 28th, Clare Bousfield acquired 20,369 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 244 ($3.29) per share, for a total transaction of £49,700.36 ($66,927.50).
Legal & General Group Stock Performance
LGEN traded down GBX 0.67 ($0.01) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 253.96 ($3.42). The company's stock had a trading volume of 17,998,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,023,691. The stock has a market cap of £14.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.88, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 245.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 238.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18. Legal & General Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 206.80 ($2.78) and a twelve month high of GBX 266.20 ($3.58).
Legal & General Group announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, March 12th that permits the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the financial services provider to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 265 ($3.57) target price on shares of Legal & General Group in a report on Monday, February 24th.
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Legal & General Group Company Profile
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Legal & General Group Plc provides various insurance products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates in Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Legal & General Capital (LGC), and Retail segments.
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