Shares of London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG – Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the seven research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is £100.44 ($127.62).
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on LSEG shares. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £100 ($127.06) to £104 ($132.15) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a £102 ($129.61) price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Monday, November 20th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £100 ($127.06) to £105 ($133.42) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Friday, November 17th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a report on Wednesday, November 22nd.
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London Stock Exchange Group Stock Performance
Shares of LON:LSEG opened at GBX 9,070 ($115.25) on Friday. The company has a market cap of £47.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7,495.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 9,096.28 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 8,559.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.08. London Stock Exchange Group has a 12 month low of GBX 7,142 ($90.75) and a 12 month high of GBX 9,438 ($119.92).
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other London Stock Exchange Group news, insider Martin Brand sold 50,556 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of £102.23 ($129.90), for a total value of £5,168,339.88 ($6,567,140.89). Insiders own 13.20% of the company’s stock.
About London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group plc operates as a financial markets infrastructure and data provider primarily in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade. It operates a range of international equity, fixed income, exchange-traded funds/exchange-traded products, and foreign exchange markets through the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Turquoise, FXall, Matching, and Tradeweb.
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