Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 2.57 ($0.03) and last traded at GBX 258.16 ($3.49), with a volume of 199737016 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 258.70 ($3.50).
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have recently commented on LGEN. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 220 to GBX 200 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Legal & General Group to a "neutral" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from GBX 290 to GBX 275 in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 246.67.
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Legal & General Group Trading Up 0.8%
The stock has a market capitalization of £15.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.35, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. 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 business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 255.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 246.60.
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The financial services provider reported GBX 4.48 earnings per share for the quarter. Legal & General Group had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 7.79%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Legal & General Group Plc will post 24.2376446 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider George Lewis bought 3,761 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 256 per share, for a total transaction of £9,628.16. Also, insider John Kingman bought 10,121 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 256 per share, with a total value of £25,909.76. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 32,240 shares of company stock valued at $8,241,637. Corporate insiders own 0.88% of the company's stock.
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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