Laura Wade-Gery Acquires 957 Shares of Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Stock

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Laura Wade-Gery acquired 957 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 261 per share, for a total transaction of £2,497.77.

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

• On Monday, December 1st, Laura Wade-Gery bought 1,024 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 244 per share, with a total value of £2,498.56.
• On Monday, November 3rd, Laura Wade-Gery purchased 1,036 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £2,496.76.

Legal & General Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:LGEN opened at GBX 266.49 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 248.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 247.58. Legal & General Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 206.80 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 269.40. The stock has a market capitalization of £15.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Legal & General Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Clustered insider buys by senior figures (Mark Jordy bought 1,006 shares; Chair John Kingman 628; Ric Lewis 868; Laura Wade‑Gery 957) — clustered, same‑day purchases by directors typically read as management confidence and can support the share price. Insider Buys Report
• Positive Sentiment: Additional insider buying: Andrew Kail bought 85 shares (and has bought previously), and TipRanks/firm disclosure shows senior executives acquired shares under an employee plan — reinforces the buy signal from management. Andrew Kail Insider Buy Executives Acquire Under Employee Plan
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/valuation context — the stock is trading near its 52‑week high with above‑average volume and 50/200‑day SMAs around GBX 247; that boosts momentum but also raises the chance of short‑term profit‑taking. MarketBeat Profile
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sale: António Simões sold 47,433 shares on Dec 31 (~GBX 262, ≈£124k). A sizable sale by a senior executive can temper enthusiasm and suggests some insiders are taking profits or rebalancing. Insider Sale Report

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on LGEN. Peel Hunt reaffirmed an “add” rating and set a GBX 255 price objective on shares of Legal & General Group in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 265 to GBX 289 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 257.25.

Legal & General Group Company Profile

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.