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Insider Buying: Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Insider Buys 643 Shares of Stock

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Key Points

  • Insider John Kingman purchased 643 shares of Legal & General Group stock at an average price of GBX 255, amounting to a total value of approximately £1,639.65.
  • The company's stock recently traded down to GBX 254 with an average trading volume of over 12 million shares.
  • Legal & General Group has a market capitalization of £14.89 billion and reported a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, indicating significant leverage.
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Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) insider John Kingman purchased 643 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 255 ($3.39) per share, with a total value of £1,639.65 ($2,179.23).

John Kingman also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Friday, June 6th, John Kingman bought 9,061 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 257 ($3.42) per share, with a total value of £23,286.77 ($30,949.99).
  • On Thursday, June 5th, John Kingman bought 10,121 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 256 ($3.40) per share, with a total value of £25,909.76 ($34,436.15).
  • On Monday, June 2nd, John Kingman bought 654 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 251 ($3.34) per share, with a total value of £1,641.54 ($2,181.74).

Legal & General Group Stock Up 1.0%

LON:LGEN traded up GBX 2.50 ($0.03) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 261.50 ($3.48). The company had a trading volume of 21,653,416 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,396,436. The firm has a market capitalization of £15.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.27, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 253.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 244.54. Legal & General Group Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 206.80 ($2.75) and a 12-month high of GBX 266.20 ($3.54). The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18.

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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