Shore Capital Reiterates Buy Rating for Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY)

Shore Capital reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LLOY. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a buy rating and set a GBX 59 ($0.73) price target on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research report on Friday, February 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 41 ($0.51) to GBX 45 ($0.56) and gave the company an underweight rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 55 ($0.68) to GBX 58 ($0.72) and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Peel Hunt started coverage on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a research note on Friday, April 19th. They set a hold rating and a GBX 55 ($0.68) price objective for the company. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Lloyds Banking Group to a market perform rating and set a GBX 50 ($0.62) price target for the company in a research report on Monday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of GBX 55.33 ($0.68).

Lloyds Banking Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:LLOY opened at GBX 52.30 ($0.65) on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 49.77 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 45.85. Lloyds Banking Group has a 52-week low of GBX 39.42 ($0.49) and a 52-week high of GBX 54.28 ($0.67). The firm has a market capitalization of £33.30 billion, a PE ratio of 653.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.22.

Lloyds Banking Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, April 11th will be paid a GBX 1.84 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.25%. This is a boost from Lloyds Banking Group’s previous dividend of $0.92. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 11th. Lloyds Banking Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 3,750.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lloyds Banking Group

In other Lloyds Banking Group news, insider William Chalmers bought 128,118 shares of Lloyds Banking Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 52 ($0.64) per share, with a total value of £66,621.36 ($82,289.23). In related news, insider William Chalmers purchased 128,118 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 52 ($0.64) per share, for a total transaction of £66,621.36 ($82,289.23). Also, insider Robin Budenberg bought 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 45 ($0.56) per share, for a total transaction of £450,000 ($555,830.04). Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Lloyds Banking Group Company Profile

Lloyds Banking Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of banking and financial services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Retail; Commercial Banking; and Insurance, Pensions and Investments. The Retail segment offers a range of financial service products, including current accounts, savings, mortgages, motor finance, unsecured loans, leasing solutions, and credit cards to personal customers.