Henrietta Baldock Purchases 1,058 Shares of Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Stock

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Henrietta Baldock purchased 1,058 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 230 ($2.96) per share, for a total transaction of £2,433.40 ($3,130.18).

Henrietta Baldock also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 3rd, Henrietta Baldock purchased 957 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 254 ($3.27) per share, for a total transaction of £2,430.78 ($3,126.81).

Legal & General Group Price Performance

LGEN stock opened at GBX 220 ($2.83) on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £13.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,142.86, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.35. Legal & General Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 203.10 ($2.61) and a twelve month high of GBX 259 ($3.33). The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 233.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 242.12. The company has a current ratio of 4.70, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,372.51.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on LGEN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 285 ($3.67) price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 255 ($3.28) price objective on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Thursday, June 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 300 ($3.86) to GBX 275 ($3.54) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 18th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 289 ($3.72) price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a report on Wednesday, June 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Legal & General Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 285.80 ($3.68).

Legal & General Group Company Profile

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.