Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) insider Mark Jordy acquired 1,027 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 247 per share, for a total transaction of £2,536.69.
Legal & General Group Stock Performance
Shares of LGEN stock traded down GBX 2.67 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 245.38. The stock had a trading volume of 12,417,447 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,256,457. The business's fifty day moving average is GBX 255.32 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 247.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18. The firm has a market cap of £13.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8,579.69, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. Legal & General Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 206.80 and a 1-year high of GBX 266.20.
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The financial services provider reported GBX 4.48 earnings per share for the quarter. Legal & General Group had a return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 0.67%. On average, research analysts forecast that Legal & General Group Plc will post 24.2376446 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts recently commented on LGEN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Legal & General Group to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from GBX 290 to GBX 275 in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Legal & General Group from GBX 220 to GBX 200 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 246.67.
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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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