London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) Receives GBX 8,347 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 8,347 ($105.89).

Several research firms have commented on LSEG. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a £110 ($139.54) target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 115 ($1.46) target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th.

Insider Transactions at London Stock Exchange Group

In other news, insider Michel-Alain Proch purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 9,154 ($116.12) per share, with a total value of £183,080 ($232,246.61). In other news, insider Michel-Alain Proch bought 2,000 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 9,154 ($116.12) per share, for a total transaction of £183,080 ($232,246.61). Also, insider Martin Brand sold 14,320,787 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,150 ($116.07), for a total transaction of £1,310,352,010.50 ($1,662,250,425.60). Corporate insiders own 6.35% of the company’s stock.

London Stock Exchange Group Trading Up 0.0 %

LON:LSEG opened at GBX 9,402 ($119.27) on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £49.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 6,911.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 9,253.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 9,191.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.70, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.01. London Stock Exchange Group has a 12-month low of GBX 7,784 ($98.74) and a 12-month high of £110.80 ($140.56).

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.