Key Points
- Ric Lewis purchased 856 shares on Feb 2 at an average price of GBX 265 (≈£2,268), adding to earlier buys on Jan 2 (868 shares at GBX 261) and Dec 1 (928 shares at GBX 244), indicating continued insider accumulation.
- Legal & General completed the sale of its US insurance arm and launched a £1.2bn buyback, and several board members and other insiders have been buying shares, a combination that could support EPS and shareholder demand.
- The stock trades around GBX 267.60 with a market cap of £15.07bn; analysts’ consensus rating is "Hold" with a consensus price target of GBX 258.40.
Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) insider Ric Lewis bought 856 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 265 per share, for a total transaction of £2,268.40.
Ric Lewis also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, January 2nd, Ric Lewis purchased 868 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 261 per share, with a total value of £2,265.48.
- On Monday, December 1st, Ric Lewis acquired 928 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 244 per share, with a total value of £2,264.32.
Legal & General Group Stock Up 0.9%
LGEN stock opened at GBX 267.60 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £15.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. Legal & General Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 206.80 and a 12 month high of GBX 269.40. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 257.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 249.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50.
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, December 15th. The financial services provider reported GBX 2.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Legal & General Group had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 7.79%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Legal & General Group Plc will post 24.2376446 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts recently weighed in on LGEN shares. Peel Hunt reiterated an "add" rating and set a GBX 255 price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 249 to GBX 263 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Berenberg Bank increased their price target on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 265 to GBX 289 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 258.40.
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Key Stories Impacting Legal & General Group
Here are the key news stories impacting Legal & General Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Completed sale of the US insurance arm to Meiji Yasuda and launch of a £1.2bn buyback — the divestment simplifies operations and the buyback is a material capital-return program that should support earnings per share and share demand. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Board-level buying: Chair Sir John Kingman and multiple non-executive directors have bought shares (and three non-execs increased holdings under appointment terms). Separately, insiders Mark Jordy (993 shares), Ric Lewis (856), and Laura Wade‑Gery (944) purchased stock at ~GBX 265 — insider purchases signal management confidence and can bolster sentiment. Chair Buy Non-exec Buys Insider Transactions
- Neutral Sentiment: Confirmation of total voting rights and issued share capital as of 30 Jan 2026 — routine regulatory disclosure that clarifies the share count ahead of the buyback and helps investors model the impact of repurchases. Article Title
Legal & General Group Company Profile
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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.
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