Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) Insider William Chalmers Acquires 152,181 Shares

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY - Get Free Report) insider William Chalmers acquired 152,181 shares of Lloyds Banking Group stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 76 ($1.04) per share, with a total value of £115,657.56 ($158,717.66).

Lloyds Banking Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON LLOY traded down GBX 0.26 ($0.00) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 75.76 ($1.04). The company's stock had a trading volume of 87,089,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 160,082,156. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 74.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 67.27. The stock has a market capitalization of £45.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.23. Lloyds Banking Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 52.44 ($0.72) and a 1-year high of GBX 79.19 ($1.09).

Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The financial services provider reported GBX 1.70 ($0.02) EPS for the quarter. Lloyds Banking Group had a net margin of 16.66% and a return on equity of 11.22%. Analysts predict that Lloyds Banking Group plc will post 7.3199528 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on LLOY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped 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 report on Tuesday, March 25th. Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup upped 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 report on Thursday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lloyds Banking Group has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 64.25 ($0.88).

Lloyds Banking Group Company Profile

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.