Brokerages Set Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) PT at GBX 101.57

Shares of Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 103.71.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup increased their price objective on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 84 to GBX 97 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Shore Capital reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 84 target price on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 105 price target on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 102 to GBX 117 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th.

Lloyds Banking Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:LLOY opened at GBX 102.40 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 96.23 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 87.33. The company has a market cap of £60.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.23. Lloyds Banking Group has a 52-week low of GBX 60.30 and a 52-week high of GBX 102.85.

Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The financial services provider reported GBX 6.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Lloyds Banking Group had a return on equity of 11.22% and a net margin of 16.66%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Lloyds Banking Group will post 7.3199528 EPS for the current year.

Lloyds Banking Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong capital position underpins dividend appeal, reinforcing investor confidence that payouts are sustainable and supporting the stock’s upside. Capital strength drives Lloyds’ dividend appeal
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target for LLOY from GBX 102 to GBX 117 (while keeping a neutral rating), which can lift sentiment and provide price support even if the analyst view remains cautious. Broker ratings
• Positive Sentiment: Lloyds is rolling out an AI Academy and plans to train all ~67,000 staff — a major digital-investment push that could boost productivity and lower costs over time. Market reaction tends to be positive for credible, large-scale tech upskilling. Lloyds launches AI Academy
• Positive Sentiment: CEO commentary highlighting rising optimism among UK firms and households may lift expectations for credit demand and fee income recovery. CEO optimism clip
• Neutral Sentiment: Lloyds published details on unallotted shares following the end of the UK block-listing regime — largely an administrative/corporate-actions item unlikely to meaningfully change valuation. Unallotted shares announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and market previews ahead of the full-year results (due 29 Jan) are keeping attention focused on underwriting performance, net interest margin and cost discipline — factors that will matter at the results release. Full-year results preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry pieces on using consumer-behaviour analytics signal ongoing focus on customer retention and product design; useful long-term but not a near-term earnings driver. Consumer behaviour analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Announcements of five branch closures this week (and reports of more to come) may generate local PR/headline risk and indicate continued branch-network retrenchment; while cost-saving, closures can worry some retail customers and attract regulatory/PR scrutiny. Branch closures list

Lloyds Banking Group Company Profile

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.