IG Group (IGG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IG Group (LSEG:IGG) is an innovative, global fintech company that delivers dynamic online trading platforms and a robust educational ecosystem to power the pursuit of financial freedom for the ambitious. For nearly five decades, the Company has evolved its technology, risk management, financial products, content, and platforms to meet the needs of its retail and institutional clients. IG Group continues to innovate its offering for the new generation of tomorrow’s investors through its IG, tastytrade, IG Prime, Spectrum, and DailyFX brands. Established in 1974, IG Group is a London-headquartered FTSE 250 company offering its clients access to ~19,000 financial markets through its offices spread across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,048 to 1,065
• 50-Day Range: 916.50 to 1,054.18
• 52-Week Range: 671 to 1,065
• Volume: 338,193 shs
• Average Volume: 1.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,364.10
• Dividend Yield: 4.32%
• Price Target: GBX 982.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

IG Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IG Group scored higher than 25% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

IG Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IG Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IG Group is 1,364.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 101.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IG Group is 1,364.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 427.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for IG Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IG Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. 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 IGG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

IG Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

IG Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of IG Group is 5,897.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IGG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

IG Group has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for IG Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added IG Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IG Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £49,988.95 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.44% of the stock of IG Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.57% of the stock of IG Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IGG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IGG shares performed this year?

IG Group's stock was trading at GBX 990.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IGG shares have increased by 7.4% and is now trading at GBX 1,064.
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How were IG Group's earnings last quarter?

IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The company reported $24.90 EPS for the quarter. IG Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.76% and a net margin of 32.24%.

How do I buy shares of IG Group?

Shares of IGG 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 IG Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that IG Group investors own include Tesco (TSCO), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), CMC Markets (CMCX), Coats Group (COA), AstraZeneca (AZN) and Babcock International Group (BAB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/22/2019
• Today: 1/20/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: LON:IGG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.iggroup.com
• Phone: +44-20-78960011
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,754
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 982.33
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,100
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 782
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,345.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.09
• P/E Growth: -1.44
• Net Income: £307.70 million
• Net Margins: 32.24%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.76%
• Return on Assets: 10.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 17.04
• Current Ratio: 2.31
• Quick Ratio: 2.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £954.50 million
• Price / Sales: 3.95
• Cash Flow: GBX 377.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.78
• Book Value: GBX 507 per share
• Price / Book: 2.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 359,200,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.77 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.55