Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) Insider William Chalmers Purchases 128,804 Shares

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY - Get Free Report) insider William Chalmers bought 128,804 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 54 ($0.68) per share, with a total value of £69,554.16 ($87,412.54).

Lloyds Banking Group Stock Down 0.8 %

LON:LLOY traded down GBX 0.44 ($0.01) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 53.86 ($0.68). 342,715,031 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 157,619,625. Lloyds Banking Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 41 ($0.52) and a 12 month high of GBX 63.47 ($0.80). The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 56.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 56.92. The company has a market capitalization of £33.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 769.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.23.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LLOY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 60 ($0.75) price target on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 55.50 ($0.70).

About Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of banking and financial services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Retail; Commercial Banking; and Insurance, Pensions and Investments. The Retail segment offers a range of financial service products, including current accounts, savings, mortgages, motor finance, unsecured loans, leasing solutions, and credit cards to personal customers.