Key Points
- Insider purchase: Lloyds Banking Group insider Catherine Woods bought 1,810 shares at GBX 110 each, for a total investment of £1,991.
- Stock performance: Lloyds shares opened at GBX 107, with a market capitalization of £61.93 billion. The stock has traded between GBX 81.18 and GBX 117.90 over the past year.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts have a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of GBX 114.60, with six Buy, three Hold, and one Sell rating.
Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY - Get Free Report) insider Catherine Woods acquired 1,810 shares of Lloyds Banking Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 110 per share, with a total value of £1,991.
Lloyds Banking Group Stock Performance
Shares of Lloyds Banking Group stock opened at GBX 107 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £61.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.91. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 112.20 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 105.01. Lloyds Banking Group plc has a one year low of GBX 81.18 and a one year high of GBX 117.90.
Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported GBX 4.80 EPS for the quarter. Lloyds Banking Group had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 26.73%. Analysts predict that Lloyds Banking Group plc will post 7.3199528 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
LLOY has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 124 price target on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research report on Friday, September 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 121 to GBX 123 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 117 price target on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 125 price objective on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 125 to GBX 127 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 114.60.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group Company Profile
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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.
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