London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Stock Keeps “Buy” Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group restated their buy rating on shares of London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) in a research report sent to investors on Monday, MarketBeat reports.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on LSEG. Citigroup lowered their target price on London Stock Exchange Group from £129 to £127 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a £110 price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a £136 price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, London Stock Exchange Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of £120.83.

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON LSEG opened at GBX 8,192 on Monday. London Stock Exchange Group has a 1 year low of GBX 6,684 and a 1 year high of £101.40. The firm has a market cap of £39.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.46, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 8,552.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 8,826.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.25, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a current ratio of 253.33.

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 244.90 EPS for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a return on equity of 7.35% and a net margin of 14.67%. Research analysts forecast that London Stock Exchange Group will post 405.5009823 EPS for the current fiscal year.

London Stock Exchange Group declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, July 30th that authorizes the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

London Stock Exchange Group Company Profile

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.