Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 107.78.

LLOY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 103 price target on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Lloyds Banking Group to GBX 125 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Barclays boosted their target price on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 100 to GBX 120 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Shore Capital Group lowered Lloyds Banking Group to a “sell” rating and increased their price target for the stock from GBX 84 to GBX 91 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 102 to GBX 117 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th.

Lloyds Banking Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON LLOY opened at GBX 94.40 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of £55.45 billion, a PE ratio of 13.68, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 102.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 93.49. Lloyds Banking Group has a 52-week low of GBX 60.78 and a 52-week high of GBX 114.60.

Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported GBX 7 earnings per share for the quarter. Lloyds Banking Group had a net margin of 24.49% and a return on equity of 9.93%. Analysts predict that Lloyds Banking Group will post 7.3199528 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Lloyds Banking Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lloyds Banking Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Lloyds disclosed aggressive share repurchases this week — the group announced it repurchased 19,269,076 ordinary shares on 13 March and had purchased ~6.3m shares the prior day, reducing share count and supporting EPS and capital return metrics. Lloyds Banking Group Buys Back and Cancels Over 19 Million Shares Lloyds Banking Group Buys Back and Cancels Over 6.3 Million Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider (Chirantan Barua, CEO Insurance, Pensions & Investments) sold 600,000 shares; the company says the sale is in line with policy — signals liquidity but not necessarily negative governance issues. Lloyds Executive Sells 600,000 Shares While Remaining in Line With Policy
• Neutral Sentiment: Lloyds published its 2026 AGM Notice and set the meeting location (Edinburgh) — routine corporate governance update with limited immediate market impact. Lloyds Banking Group Publishes 2026 AGM Notice and Sets Meeting in Edinburgh
• Negative Sentiment: A significant technical/data glitch in Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland mobile apps exposed some customers to other users’ transactions and account details — this has triggered widespread customer complaints and reputational damage, which can weigh on the stock while remediation and customer remediation costs are assessed. Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Halifax apps showed customers other users’ transactions
• Negative Sentiment: Regulators have begun probing and “grilling” Lloyds over the app breaches; heightened regulatory scrutiny raises the risk of sanctions, fines or mandated changes to controls — increasing uncertainty and downside risk until investigations conclude. Regulators grill Lloyds Banking Group over app breaches

About Lloyds Banking Group

We are the largest UK retail and commercial financial services provider with over 25 million customers and a presence in nearly every community.

The Group’s main business activities are retail and commercial banking, general insurance and long-term savings, provided through the largest branch network and digital bank in the UK, with well recognised brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows.

Our shares are quoted on the London and New York stock exchanges and we are one of the largest companies in the FTSE 100 index.