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.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Life Insurance
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
CIKN/A
Phone+44-20-31243000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales£22.44 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees7,981
Next Earnings DateN/A
OptionableNot Optionable
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Legal & General Group's stock symbol?
Legal & General Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "LGEN."
How often does Legal & General Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Legal & General Group?
Legal & General Group declared a dividend on Wednesday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.93 per share on Thursday, September 26th. This represents a yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 15th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Legal & General Group's Dividend History.
What price target have analysts set for LGEN?
11 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Legal & General Group's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 200 to GBX 360. On average, they expect Legal & General Group's share price to reach GBX 291.56 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Legal & General Group.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Legal & General Group?
11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Legal & General Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings, 4 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Legal & General Group.
Has Legal & General Group been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about LGEN stock have trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Legal & General Group earned a daily sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage 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 next few days. View News Stories for Legal & General Group.
Who are some of Legal & General Group's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Legal & General Group include Prudential Public (PUK), Metlife (MET), Manulife Financial (MFC), Prudential Financial (PRU), SWISS RE LTD/S (SSREY), Sun Life Financial (SLF), AVIVA PLC/ADR (AVVIY), HANNOVER RUECK/S (HVRRY), Lincoln National (LNC), AEGON (AEG), Globe Life (GL), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), SONY FINL HOLDI/ADR (SNYFY), Athene (ATH) and Scor (SCRYY).
What other stocks do shareholders of Legal & General Group own?
Who are Legal & General Group's key executives?
Legal & General Group's management team includes the folowing 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
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 270.80.
How big of a company is Legal & General Group?
What is Legal & General Group's official website?
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.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Legal & General Group (LON LGEN)
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