London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) has earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 8,347 ($107.95).

LSEG has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a £110 ($142.27) target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 115 ($1.49) price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th.

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Performance

London Stock Exchange Group stock opened at GBX 9,432 ($121.99) on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 9,371.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 9,210.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.70. London Stock Exchange Group has a twelve month low of GBX 7,784 ($100.67) and a twelve month high of £110.80 ($143.30). The company has a market capitalization of £50.00 billion, a PE ratio of 6,892.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.35.

Insider Buying and Selling at London Stock Exchange Group

In related news, insider Martin Brand sold 59,996 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,430 ($121.96), for a total value of £5,657,622.80 ($7,317,153.13). In related news, insider Martin Brand sold 59,996 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,430 ($121.96), for a total transaction of £5,657,622.80 ($7,317,153.13). Also, insider Michel-Alain Proch purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 9,154 ($118.39) per share, with a total value of £183,080 ($236,782.20). Insiders sold 14,859,826 shares of company stock valued at $136,086,173,921 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 6.35% of the company’s stock.

London Stock Exchange Group Company Profile

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.