Andrew Kail Acquires 91 Shares of Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Stock

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Andrew Kail acquired 91 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 245 per share, with a total value of £222.95.

Legal & General Group Stock Performance

Shares of Legal & General Group stock opened at GBX 249.69 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 239.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 246.71. The firm has a market capitalization of £14.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. Legal & General Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 206.80 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 266.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LGEN has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Legal & General Group to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from GBX 290 to GBX 275 in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 265 to GBX 289 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Peel Hunt reaffirmed an “add” rating and issued a GBX 255 price objective on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 257.25.

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.