Land Securities Group Plc (LON:LAND) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts' consensus: Land Securities has an average recommendation of Moderate Buy from 10 brokerages (1 sell, 3 hold, 6 buy) with a 12‑month average target of GBX 645.
• Several brokers have recently trimmed targets—Goldman Sachs upgraded to buy but lowered its target to GBX 690, while Berenberg, Citigroup and Peel Hunt also reduced price objectives—signaling cautious near‑term sentiment.
• The stock opened at GBX 568, with a market cap of £4.23bn, P/E of 17.06, 52‑week range GBX 490.20–678.50, and a debt‑to‑equity ratio of 72.33.

Land Securities Group Plc (LON:LAND - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the ten brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 645.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on LAND. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Land Securities Group to a "buy" rating and lowered their target price for the company from GBX 710 to GBX 690 in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Berenberg Bank reduced their price target on shares of Land Securities Group from GBX 917 to GBX 897 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Land Securities Group from GBX 627 to GBX 604 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Peel Hunt lowered their price objective on shares of Land Securities Group from GBX 760 to GBX 750 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th.

Land Securities Group Stock Performance

Shares of LAND opened at GBX 568 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.33, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of £4.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.06, a PEG ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 617.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 614.48. Land Securities Group has a 52-week low of GBX 490.20 and a 52-week high of GBX 678.50.

Land Securities Group Company Profile

At Landsec, we build and invest in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential. We are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a £12 billion portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests and positive change for our communities.

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