LSL Property Services (LSL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors. The Estate Agency Franchising segment offers brand marketing, and commercial and information technology support services under brands, including Your Move and Reeds Rains, as well as various local brands; repossession services; and conveyancing panel management and support services to its franchisees and their customers. It also offers business and domestic software development; and conveyancing packaging services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 217 to 229
• 50-Day Range: 220 to 258
• 52-Week Range: 215 to 334
• Volume: 10,771 shs
• Average Volume: 172,409 shs
• Market Capitalization: £220.64 million
• P/E Ratio: 13.70
• Dividend Yield: 5.18%
• Price Target: GBX 370.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

LSL Property Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LSL Property Services scored higher than 77% 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

LSL Property Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LSL Property Services has a consensus price target of GBX 370.50, representing about 70.7% upside from its current price of GBX 217.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LSL Property Services has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LSL Property Services is 13.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LSL Property Services is 13.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 15.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

LSL Property Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LSL Property Services has a P/B Ratio of 2.82. 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 LSL.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

LSL Property Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

LSL Property Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of LSL Property Services is 70.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

LSL Property Services has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for LSL Property Services this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LSL Property Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £302.24 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.83% of the stock of LSL Property Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.18% of the stock of LSL Property Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LSL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LSL shares performed this year?

LSL Property Services' stock was trading at GBX 258 at the start of the year. Since then, LSL stock has decreased by 15.9% and is now trading at GBX 217.

How were LSL Property Services' earnings last quarter?

LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 19th. The company reported $24.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.71% and a net margin of 9.21%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of LSL Property Services?

Shares of LSL 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 LSL Property Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that LSL Property Services investors own include Michelmersh Brick (MBH), ZPG (ZPG), Countrywide (CWD), Milestone Pharmaceuticals (MIST), Ovintiv (OVV), Purplebricks Group (PURP) and SIG (SHI).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/19/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:LSL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.lslps.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-32151015
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,724
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LSL Property Services: GBX 370.50
• High Price Target: GBX 381
• Low Price Target: GBX 360
• Potential Upside/Downside: +66.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 16.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.20
• P/E Growth: 1.49
• Net Income: £10.72 million
• Net Margins: 9.21%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 20.71%
• Return on Assets: 7.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 55.75
• Current Ratio: 2.25
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £182.95 million
• Price / Sales: 1.21
• Cash Flow: GBX 27.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.02
• Book Value: GBX 76.87 per share
• Price / Book: 2.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 99,389,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £220.64 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.54