Henrietta Baldock Acquires 1,016 Shares of Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Stock

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Henrietta Baldock purchased 1,016 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 243 ($3.13) per share, for a total transaction of £2,468.88 ($3,182.37).

Henrietta Baldock also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 3rd, Henrietta Baldock bought 1,046 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 236 ($3.04) per share, with a total value of £2,468.56 ($3,181.95).

Legal & General Group Stock Up 1.9 %

LGEN opened at GBX 246.10 ($3.17) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 235.54 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 228.60. Legal & General Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 211.40 ($2.72) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 266.20 ($3.43). The company has a market capitalization of £14.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on LGEN. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Friday, December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Legal & General Group from GBX 290 ($3.74) to GBX 295 ($3.80) and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 265 ($3.42) price objective on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 267 ($3.44).

About Legal & General Group

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.