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LON:LGENLegal & General Group Share Price, Forecast & News

GBX 228.50
-3.47 (-1.50 %)
(As of 08/14/2020 08:57 AM ET)
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Today's Range
227.44
Now: GBX 228.50▼
235.33
50-Day Range
212.70
MA: GBX 221.58▼
238.40
52-Week Range
2.14
Now: GBX 228.50▼
324.70
Volume9.82 million shs
Average Volume20.18 million shs
Market Capitalization£13.63 billion
P/E Ratio7.44
Dividend Yield8.32%
BetaN/A
Legal & General Group Plc provides various insurance products and services worldwide. It operates in Legal & General Retirement (LGR), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Legal & General Capital (LGC), Legal & General Insurance (LGI), and General Insurance (GI) segments. The LGR segment offers annuity contracts with guaranteed income for a specified time; longevity insurance products for company pension schemes; and lifetime mortgages. The LGIM segment provides index fund management; active fixed income and liquidity management; solution and liability driven investment; active equity; corporate pension scheme solutions; and real estate funds. The LGC segment offers investment strategy and implementation, and direct investment and structuring services. The LGI segment protection products, such as health, disability, critical illness and accident; individual term assurance; savings and death benefits; and annuities. The GI segment provides household and accident, sickness, unemployment, and pet insurance products. The company is also involved in insurance agency and brokerage, unit trust, institutional fund management, distribution, mortgage finance, treasury, SPV, building project and modular housing development, general insurance, and open ended investment businesses. It also engages in the real estate investment and trading, fund general partner, fund trustee, long term, commercial lending, venture and development capital, contractual scheme, real estate agency, private equity, management, investor alternative investment fund, collective asset-management, reinsurance, and investment management activities, as well as provides investment advisory and property services. The company was founded in 1836 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™

Analyst Opinion: 2.1Community Rank: 2.8Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 3.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -

Overall Beat the Market Rank™

2.33 out of 5 stars


Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange LON
Industry Life Insurance
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
Current SymbolLON:LGEN
Previous Symbol
CUSIPN/A
CIKN/A
Webwww.legalandgeneralgroup.com
Phone+44-20-31243000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio57.18
Current Ratio1.49
Quick Ratio0.48

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio7.44
Forward P/E Ratio0.07
P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales£19.77 billion
Price / Sales0.69
Cash FlowGBX 250.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow0.91
Book ValueGBX 157.80 per share
Price / Book1.45

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net MarginsN/A
Return on EquityN/A
Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Employees7,981
Outstanding Shares5,966,510,080
Market Cap£13.63 billion
Next Earnings DateN/A
OptionableNot Optionable
GBX 228.50
-3.47 (-1.50 %)
(As of 08/14/2020 08:57 AM ET)
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Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Legal & General Group's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Legal & General Group's stock was trading at GBX 220.50 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LGEN stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at GBX 228.50.
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Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Legal & General Group?

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Legal & General Group in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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How often does Legal & General Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Legal & General Group?

Legal & General Group announced a dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be given a dividend of GBX 4.93 per share on Thursday, September 24th. This represents a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.
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What price target have analysts set for LGEN?

13 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Legal & General Group's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 165 to GBX 334. On average, they expect Legal & General Group's stock price to reach GBX 244.91 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.2% from the stock's current price.
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Has Legal & General Group been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about LGEN stock has trended positive on Friday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Legal & General Group earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.
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Who are some of Legal & General Group's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Legal & General Group include AXA (AXAHY), Prudential Public (PUK), Metlife (MET), Manulife Financial (MFC), Prudential Financial (PRU), SWISS RE LTD/S (SSREY), Sun Life Financial (SLF), AVIVA PLC/ADR (AVVIY), SONY FINL HOLDI/ADR (SNYFY), Globe Life (GL), AEGON (AEG), Lincoln National (LNC), Athene (ATH), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) and Voya Financial (VOYA).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Legal & General Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Legal & General Group investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP), Barclays (BARC), National Grid (NG), Aviva (AV), Prudential (PRU), Berkeley Group (BKG), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), easyJet (EZJ) and Persimmon (PSN).

Who are Legal & General Group's key executives?

Legal & General Group's management team includes the following people:
  • Dr. Nigel David Wilson, Group CEO & Director (Age 63)
  • Mr. Stuart Jeffrey Davies, Group CFO & Director
  • Mr. Mark Zinkula, CEO of Legal & Gen. Investment Management and Director
  • Mr. Kerrigan William Procter, CEO of Legal & Gen. Capital and Director (Age 50)
  • Mr. Edward Luke Houghton, Head Investor Relations

What is Legal & General Group's stock symbol?

Legal & General Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "LGEN."

How do I buy shares of Legal & General Group?

Shares of LGEN and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What is Legal & General Group's stock price today?

One share of LGEN stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 228.50.

How big of a company is Legal & General Group?

Legal & General Group has a market capitalization of £13.63 billion and generates £19.77 billion in revenue each year. Legal & General Group employs 7,981 workers across the globe.

What is Legal & General Group's official website?

The official website for Legal & General Group is www.legalandgeneralgroup.com.

How can I contact Legal & General Group?

Legal & General Group's mailing address is 1 Coleman Street, LONDON, EC2R 5AA, United Kingdom. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at +44-20-31243000.

This page was last updated on 8/14/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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