Ric Lewis Purchases 1,030 Shares of Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Stock

Key Points

• Ric Lewis, an insider at Legal & General Group, purchased 1,030 shares at an average price of GBX 256 ($3.38) on August 1st, totaling £2,636.80 ($3,483.22).
• On the same day, Legal & General Group stock decreased by 1.1%, closing at GBX 254 ($3.36) with a trading volume of over 12 million shares.
• The company's current financial ratios indicate a high debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18 with a market capitalization of £14.89 billion and a P/E ratio of 46.89.

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) insider Ric Lewis bought 1,030 shares of Legal & General Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 256 ($3.38) per share, with a total value of £2,636.80 ($3,483.22).

Ric Lewis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 2nd, Ric Lewis bought 1,050 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 251 ($3.32) per share, with a total value of £2,635.50 ($3,481.51).

Legal & General Group Stock Down 1.1%

Legal & General Group stock traded down GBX 2.80 ($0.04) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 254 ($3.36). The company had a trading volume of 12,478,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,417,322. The firm's fifty day moving average is GBX 252.97 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 244. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50. Legal & General Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 206.80 ($2.73) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 266.20 ($3.52). The firm has a market capitalization of £14.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31.

About Legal & General Group

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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