Insider Selling: London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Insider Sells £453,863.28 in Stock

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) insider Michel-Alain Proch sold 5,304 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 8,557, for a total value of £453,863.28.

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Performance

Shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock opened at GBX 8,662 on Thursday. London Stock Exchange Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 6,684 and a 12 month high of £118.95. The firm has a market capitalization of £43.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a current ratio of 229.64, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.24. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 8,317.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 8,655.78.

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 420.60 earnings per share for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a net margin of 13.41% and a return on equity of 6.10%. On average, equities analysts forecast that London Stock Exchange Group plc will post 405.5009823 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £131 to £132 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a £115 price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a £135 price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on London Stock Exchange Group from £119 to £114 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on London Stock Exchange Group from £133 to £131 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, London Stock Exchange Group presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of £122.

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.