Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Insider Purchases £2,501.60 in Stock

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Laura Wade-Gery acquired 944 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 265 per share, with a total value of £2,501.60.

Laura Wade-Gery also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 2nd, Laura Wade-Gery purchased 957 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 261 per share, with a total value of £2,497.77.
• On Monday, December 1st, Laura Wade-Gery acquired 1,024 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 244 per share, with a total value of £2,498.56.

Legal & General Group Trading Up 1.8%

LGEN opened at GBX 273.90 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50. Legal & General Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 206.80 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 274.40. The firm has a market capitalization of £15.42 billion, a PE ratio of 61.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 258.22 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 249.31.

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) last posted its earnings results on Monday, December 15th. The financial services provider reported GBX 2.89 earnings per share for the quarter. Legal & General Group had a return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 0.67%. As a group, research analysts predict that Legal & General Group Plc will post 24.2376446 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Legal & General Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Legal & General Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Legal & General completed the sale of its US insurance arm and launched a £1.2bn share buyback — the divestment simplifies the group and the material buyback should support EPS, reduce free float and provide demand for shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple senior insiders bought stock (Chair Sir John Kingman, Ric Lewis, Mark Jordy, Laura Wade‑Gery, Andrew Kail and others) at ~GBX 265–267 — recurring purchases from board and senior executives signal alignment with shareholders and help underpin sentiment after the buyback news. Insider Trades
• Positive Sentiment: Executives increased holdings through an employee share plan — another sign of management confidence and a modest structural reduction in available float. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company confirmed total voting rights and issued share capital as of 30 Jan 2026 — a routine disclosure that helps model the buyback’s impact but doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: RBC Capital reaffirmed a Sell rating on LGEN — that keeps a portion of institutional analysts cautious and could limit upside despite positive corporate actions. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 249 to GBX 263 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 265 to GBX 289 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Peel Hunt reissued an “add” rating and set a GBX 255 price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 258.40.

About Legal & General Group

Legal & General Group Plc provides various insurance products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates in Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Legal & General Capital (LGC), and Retail segments. The LGRI segment offers annuity contracts with guaranteed income for a specified time; and longevity insurance products. The LGIM segment offers index fund management; active fixed income funds and liquidity funds; active equity management; solution and liability driven investment; multi-asset funds; corporate pension scheme solutions; and real assets.