London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is £122.

LSEG has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £131 to £132 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £133 to £131 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £119 to £114 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a £115 price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a £135 price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Wednesday.

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of LON:LSEG opened at GBX 8,772 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 8,362.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 8,703.38. The firm has a market cap of £44.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.24, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.24, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a current ratio of 229.64. London Stock Exchange Group has a 52-week low of GBX 6,684 and a 52-week high of £118.95.

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 420.60 EPS for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a return on equity of 6.10% and a net margin of 13.41%. As a group, research analysts forecast that London Stock Exchange Group will post 405.5009823 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider that operates connected businesses to serve customers across the entire financial markets value chain.

With capabilities in data, indices and analytics, capital formation, trade execution, clearing and risk management, we operate at the heart of the world’s financial ecosystem and enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities.

Together, our five business divisions – Data and Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence, Capital Markets and Post Trade – offer customers seamless access to global financial markets, across the trading lifecycle.

LSEG is headquartered in London and has a major presence throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and emerging markets.