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Legal & General Group (LGEN) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 269 -2.40 (-0.88%)
As of 12:28 PM Eastern

About Legal & General Group Stock (LON:LGEN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
265.72
270.70
50-Day Range
236.20
272.24
52-Week Range
217.20
285.65
Volume
18.15 million shs
Average Volume
39.81 million shs
Market Capitalization
£15.00 billion
P/E Ratio
27.62
Dividend Yield
8.03%
Price Target
GBX 250.71
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Legal & General Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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36th Percentile Overall Score

LGEN MarketRank™: 

Legal & General Group scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Legal & General Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Legal & General Group has a consensus price target of GBX 250.71, representing about 6.2% downside from its current price of GBX 267.40.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Legal & General Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Legal & General Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Legal & General Group is 27.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.21.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Legal & General Group is 27.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.11.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Legal & General Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Legal & General Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for LGEN.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Legal & General Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.03%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Legal & General Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Legal & General Group is 220.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Legal & General Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Legal & General Group has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Legal & General Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 12 people have searched for LGEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    10 people have added Legal & General Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    5 insiders have purchased shares of Legal & General Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Legal & General Group insiders have sold 5,663.39% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £18,400.38 in company stock and sold £1,060,485.63 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.59% of the stock of Legal & General Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    40.46% of the stock of Legal & General Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Legal & General Group's insider trading history.
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LGEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Legal & General Group's stock was trading at GBX 261.90 at the start of the year. Since then, LGEN stock has increased by 2.1% and is now trading at GBX 267.40.

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 11th. The financial services provider reported $831.00 earnings per share for the quarter. Legal & General Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.89% and a net margin of 0.91%.
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Legal & General Group's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, March 11th 2026, which authorizes the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Shares of LGEN 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Legal & General Group investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), GSK (GSK), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/11/2026
Today
6/01/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Asset Management
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:LGEN
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
11,956
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 308
Low Price Target
GBX 185
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 9.74
Trailing P/E Ratio
27.48
Forward P/E Ratio
11.04
P/E Growth
2.34
Net Income
£319.08 million
Net Margins
0.91%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
15.89%
Return on Assets
0.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1,100.04
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
0.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£42.04 billion
Price / Sales
0.36
Cash Flow
GBX 444.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
0.60
Book Value
GBX 62.31 per share
Price / Book
4.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
5,575,769,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£14.92 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.80
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This page (LON:LGEN) was last updated on 6/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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