London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) Insider Sells £1,022,618.88 in Stock

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG - Get Free Report) insider Michel-Alain Proch sold 9,183 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of £111.36 ($148.07), for a total value of £1,022,618.88 ($1,359,684.72).

London Stock Exchange Group Price Performance

LSEG stock traded down GBX 30 ($0.40) during midday trading on Friday, reaching £113.60 ($151.04). 577,523 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,622,955. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of £112.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of £111.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.39. London Stock Exchange Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 8,648.31 ($114.99) and a 1-year high of £121.85 ($162.01). The company has a market cap of £60.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.09, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.41.

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 363.50 ($4.83) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a net margin of 7.93% and a return on equity of 2.92%. On average, analysts anticipate that London Stock Exchange Group plc will post 405.5009823 earnings per share for the current year.

London Stock Exchange Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a GBX 89 ($1.18) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is an increase from London Stock Exchange Group's previous dividend of $41.00. London Stock Exchange Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 94.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £116 ($154.23) to £125 ($166.20) and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th.

About London Stock Exchange Group

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.