Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) insider John Kingman purchased 677 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 243 ($3.13) per share, for a total transaction of £1,645.11 ($2,119.99).
John Kingman also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, January 2nd, John Kingman acquired 716 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 230 ($2.96) per share, for a total transaction of £1,646.80 ($2,122.16).
Legal & General Group Stock Performance
LGEN stock traded down GBX 1.40 ($0.02) during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 244.70 ($3.15). 12,186,332 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,222,586. Legal & General Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 211.40 ($2.72) and a 1-year high of GBX 266.20 ($3.43). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 235.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 228.74. The firm has a market cap of £14.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.17, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
LGEN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 265 ($3.41) target price on shares of Legal & General Group in a report on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Legal & General Group from GBX 290 ($3.74) to GBX 295 ($3.80) and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "top pick" rating on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 267 ($3.44).
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About Legal & General Group
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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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