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Legal & General Group (LGEN) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 249.50 -1.30 (-0.52%)
As of 07/4/2025

About Legal & General Group Stock (LON:LGEN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
249
250.50
50-Day Range
234.50
258.57
52-Week Range
206.80
266.20
Volume
8.22 million shs
Average Volume
21.58 million shs
Market Capitalization
£14.62 billion
P/E Ratio
46.06
Dividend Yield
8.42%
Price Target
GBX 268.33
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Legal & General Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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35th Percentile Overall Score

LGEN MarketRank™: 

Legal & General Group scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Legal & General Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Legal & General Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Legal & General Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Legal & General Group is 46.06, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.66.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Legal & General Group is 46.06, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 13.33.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Legal & General Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Legal & General Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for LGEN.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Legal & General Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Legal & General Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Legal & General Group is 387.68%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Legal & General Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for LGEN.
  • News Sentiment

    Legal & General Group has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Legal & General Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for LGEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Legal & General Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Legal & General Group insiders have sold 200.74% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £78,178.89 in company stock and sold £235,111.44 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.88% of the stock of Legal & General Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    47.17% of the stock of Legal & General Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Legal & General Group's insider trading history.
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LGEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Legal & General Group's stock was trading at GBX 229.80 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LGEN stock has increased by 8.6% and is now trading at GBX 249.50.

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 12th. The financial services provider reported $2.89 earnings per share for the quarter. Legal & General Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 0.67%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Legal & General Group's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, March 12th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Shares of LGEN stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Legal & General Group investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), GSK (GSK), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/12/2025
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
4/24/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
4/24/2025
Dividend Payable
6/05/2025
Today
7/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Asset Management
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:LGEN
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
11,956
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 268.33
High Stock Price Target
GBX 295
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 245
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
46.06
Forward P/E Ratio
10.29
P/E Growth
2.34
Net Income
£319.08 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£47.90 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 413.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow
0.60
Book Value
GBX 62.31 per share
Price / Book
4.00

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
5,860,673,948
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£14.62 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.31
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This page (LON:LGEN) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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