London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider that operates connected businesses to serve customers across the entire financial markets value chain. With capabilities in data, indices and analytics, capital formation, trade execution, clearing and risk management, we operate at the heart of the world’s financial ecosystem and enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities. Together, our five business divisions – Data and Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence, Capital Markets and Post Trade – offer customers seamless access to global financial markets, across the trading lifecycle. LSEG is headquartered in London and has a major presence throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and emerging markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 9,130 to 9,442
• 50-Day Range: 9,260 to £117.24
• 52-Week Range: 9,050 to £121.85
• Volume: 1.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £49.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 73.83
• Dividend Yield: 1.27%
• Price Target: £129.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

London Stock Exchange Group scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

London Stock Exchange Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

London Stock Exchange Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of London Stock Exchange Group is 73.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of London Stock Exchange Group is 73.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

London Stock Exchange Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

London Stock Exchange Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LSEG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

London Stock Exchange Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

London Stock Exchange Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of London Stock Exchange Group is 94.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LSEG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

London Stock Exchange Group has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for London Stock Exchange Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for LSEG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added London Stock Exchange Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, London Stock Exchange Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.64% of the stock of London Stock Exchange Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

66.02% of the stock of London Stock Exchange Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LSEG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LSEG shares performed this year?

London Stock Exchange Group's stock was trading at £112.85 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LSEG shares have decreased by 16.6% and is now trading at GBX 9,413.62.

How were London Stock Exchange Group's earnings last quarter?

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $208.90 EPS for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.92% and a net margin of 7.93%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will London Stock Exchange Group's stock buyback program work?

London Stock Exchange Group's board authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, July 31st 2025, which permits the company to buy back 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

How do I buy shares of London Stock Exchange Group?

Shares of LSEG stock 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 other stocks do shareholders of London Stock Exchange Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that London Stock Exchange Group investors own include Diageo (DGE), Glencore (GLEN), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), AstraZeneca (AZN), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/21 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/21/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:LSEG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.lseg.com
• Phone: 44 20 7797 1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 25,608
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for London Stock Exchange Group: £129.33
• High Price Target: £132
• Low Price Target: £128
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 127.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 73.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.21
• P/E Growth: 1.72
• Net Income: £673.82 million
• Net Margins: 7.93%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.92%
• Return on Assets: 0.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 47.39
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 0.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £8.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.86
• Cash Flow: GBX 523.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.97
• Book Value: GBX 4,678.13 per share
• Price / Book: 2.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 529,363,094
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £49.83 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.41