Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) insider Henrietta Baldock purchased 1,046 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 236 ($2.95) per share, for a total transaction of £2,468.56 ($3,081.08).
Henrietta Baldock also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, December 2nd, Henrietta Baldock purchased 1,118 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 221 ($2.76) per share, with a total value of £2,470.78 ($3,083.85).
Legal & General Group Stock Down 0.3 %
LGEN stock traded down GBX 0.82 ($0.01) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 234.88 ($2.93). 14,873,123 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,921,129. The company has a market capitalization of £13.72 billion, a PE ratio of 4,697.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 229.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 226.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 722.64. Legal & General Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 211.40 ($2.64) and a twelve month high of GBX 257.80 ($3.22).
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have recently commented on LGEN. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "top pick" rating on shares of Legal & General Group in a report on Friday, December 6th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 265 ($3.31) price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 290 ($3.62) to GBX 295 ($3.68) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 276.67 ($3.45).
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Legal & General Group Plc provides various insurance products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates in Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Legal & General Capital (LGC), and Retail segments.
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