London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG - Get Free Report) fell 1.6% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as £114.10 ($153.53) and last traded at £114.10 ($153.53). 672,045 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 89% from the average session volume of 6,054,867 shares. The stock had previously closed at £116 ($156.08).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
LSEG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £116 ($156.08) to £125 ($168.19) and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a report on Tuesday, May 6th.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on LSEG
London Stock Exchange Group Stock Performance
The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.39. The firm has a market capitalization of £59.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.42, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of £113.57 and a 200-day moving average price of £113.88.
London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 363.50 ($4.89) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a return on equity of 2.92% and a net margin of 7.93%. As a group, analysts anticipate that London Stock Exchange Group plc will post 405.5009823 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at London Stock Exchange Group
In other news, insider Michel-Alain Proch sold 9,183 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of £111.36 ($149.84), for a total value of £1,022,618.88 ($1,375,967.28). Also, insider David Schwimmer sold 4,577 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of £111.44 ($149.95), for a total value of £510,060.88 ($686,303.66). In the last quarter, insiders have sold 27,603 shares of company stock valued at $297,844,268. 5.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About London Stock Exchange Group
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LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider that operates connected businesses to serve customers across the entire financial markets value chain.
With capabilities in data, indices and analytics, capital formation, trade execution, clearing and risk management, we operate at the heart of the world's financial ecosystem and enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities.
Together, our five business divisions – Data and Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence, Capital Markets and Post Trade – offer customers seamless access to global financial markets, across the trading lifecycle.
LSEG is headquartered in London and has a major presence throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and emerging markets.
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