London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) in a report released on Thursday morning, Digital Look reports. Berenberg Bank currently has a £110 ($135.87) price target on the stock.

Separately, Citigroup reissued a top pick rating on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, London Stock Exchange Group has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of £101.64 ($125.54).

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Down 0.3 %

LSEG opened at GBX 8,862 ($109.46) on Thursday. London Stock Exchange Group has a 1 year low of GBX 7,784 ($96.15) and a 1 year high of GBX 9,696 ($119.76). The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 9,207.60 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 8,950.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.70, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company has a market cap of £47.46 billion, a PE ratio of 6,411.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.33.

London Stock Exchange Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 18th will be paid a dividend of GBX 79.30 ($0.98) per share. This is an increase from London Stock Exchange Group’s previous dividend of $35.70. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 18th. This represents a yield of 0.89%. London Stock Exchange Group’s payout ratio is 8,333.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at London Stock Exchange Group

In other London Stock Exchange Group news, insider Cressida Hogg bought 533 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 9,410 ($116.23) per share, with a total value of £50,155.30 ($61,950.72). In related news, insider Cressida Hogg purchased 533 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 9,410 ($116.23) per share, with a total value of £50,155.30 ($61,950.72). Also, insider David Schwimmer sold 11,999 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,644 ($119.12), for a total transaction of £1,157,183.56 ($1,429,327.52). 10.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

London Stock Exchange Group Company Profile

London Stock Exchange Group plc operates as a financial markets infrastructure and data provider primarily in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade. It operates a range of international equity, fixed income, exchange-traded funds/exchange-traded products, and foreign exchange markets through the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Turquoise, FXall, Matching, and Tradeweb.