Insider Buying: Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Insider Purchases £2,631.45 in Stock

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Mark Jordy bought 993 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 265 per share, for a total transaction of £2,631.45.

Mark Jordy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 2nd, Mark Jordy bought 1,006 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 261 per share, for a total transaction of £2,625.66.
• On Monday, December 1st, Mark Jordy purchased 1,076 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 244 per share, with a total value of £2,625.44.

Legal & General Group Stock Up 1.8%

LON:LGEN opened at GBX 273.90 on Thursday. Legal & General Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 206.80 and a twelve month high of GBX 274.40. The firm has a market capitalization of £15.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 258.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 249.31.

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 15th. The financial services provider reported GBX 2.89 EPS for the quarter. Legal & General Group had a return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 0.67%. Equities research analysts expect that Legal & General Group Plc will post 24.2376446 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LGEN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Peel Hunt restated an “add” rating and issued a GBX 255 price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 265 to GBX 289 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 249 to GBX 263 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 258.40.

Key Headlines Impacting Legal & General Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Legal & General Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Legal & General completed the sale of its US insurance arm and launched a £1.2bn share buyback — the divestment simplifies the group and the material buyback should support EPS, reduce free float and provide demand for shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple senior insiders bought stock (Chair Sir John Kingman, Ric Lewis, Mark Jordy, Laura Wade‑Gery, Andrew Kail and others) at ~GBX 265–267 — recurring purchases from board and senior executives signal alignment with shareholders and help underpin sentiment after the buyback news. Insider Trades
• Positive Sentiment: Executives increased holdings through an employee share plan — another sign of management confidence and a modest structural reduction in available float. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company confirmed total voting rights and issued share capital as of 30 Jan 2026 — a routine disclosure that helps model the buyback’s impact but doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: RBC Capital reaffirmed a Sell rating on LGEN — that keeps a portion of institutional analysts cautious and could limit upside despite positive corporate actions. Article Title

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. The LGRI segment offers annuity contracts with guaranteed income for a specified time; and longevity insurance products. The LGIM segment offers index fund management; active fixed income funds and liquidity funds; active equity management; solution and liability driven investment; multi-asset funds; corporate pension scheme solutions; and real assets.