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: 216.47 to 225
• 50-Day Range: 205 to 235
• 52-Week Range: 204 to 334
• Volume: 287,602 shs
• Average Volume: 180,906 shs
• Market Capitalization: £216.67 million
• P/E Ratio: 13.46
• Dividend Yield: 5.30%
• Price Target: GBX 360.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

LSL Property Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LSL Property Services scored higher than 95% 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: 3.9 / 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 360.50, representing about 60.2% upside from its current price of GBX 225.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LSL Property Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 13.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LSL Property Services is 13.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 29.70.

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 2.93. 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 5.30%, 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: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

LSL Property Services has a news sentiment score of 1.97. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

6 insiders have purchased shares of LSL Property Services in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £209,157.85 in company stock, which represents 0.0935% of the company's market cap.

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 £209,157.85 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/19/2026
• Today: 5/29/2026

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 360.50
• High Price Target: GBX 361
• Low Price Target: GBX 360
• Potential Upside/Downside: +65.4%
• 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: 13.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.03
• 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: 1.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 27.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.02
• Book Value: GBX 76.87 per share
• Price / Book: 2.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 99,389,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £216.67 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.46