Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY - Get Free Report) insider Charlie Nunn acquired 238,593 shares of Lloyds Banking Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 76 ($1.04) per share, with a total value of £181,330.68 ($248,841.33).
Lloyds Banking Group Price Performance
LON:LLOY traded down GBX 0.26 ($0.00) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 75.76 ($1.04). 87,089,336 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 160,082,156. The stock has a market capitalization of £45.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.58, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.23. Lloyds Banking Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 52.44 ($0.72) and a 52-week high of GBX 79.19 ($1.09). The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 74.86 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 67.27.
Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The financial services provider reported GBX 1.70 ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter. Lloyds Banking Group had a net margin of 16.66% and a return on equity of 11.22%. On average, equities analysts predict that Lloyds Banking Group plc will post 7.3199528 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently commented on LLOY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 62 ($0.85) to GBX 71 ($0.97) and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 61 ($0.84) to GBX 71 ($0.97) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Shore Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 64.25 ($0.88).
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About Lloyds Banking Group
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We are the largest UK retail and commercial financial services provider with over 25 million customers and a presence in nearly every community.
The Group's main business activities are retail and commercial banking, general insurance and long-term savings, provided through the largest branch network and digital bank in the UK, with well recognised brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows.
Our shares are quoted on the London and New York stock exchanges and we are one of the largest companies in the FTSE 100 index.
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