Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) Receives Hold Rating from Shore Capital

Shore Capital reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) in a research note released on Thursday morning, MarketBeat reports.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 103 target price on shares of Lloyds Banking Group in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays raised their price target on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 100 to GBX 120 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Lloyds Banking Group from GBX 102 to GBX 117 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lloyds Banking Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 104.33.

Lloyds Banking Group Price Performance

LON LLOY opened at GBX 106.90 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 97.99 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 88.51. The company has a market capitalization of £62.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.75, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.23. Lloyds Banking Group has a 1-year low of GBX 60.30 and a 1-year high of GBX 107.10.

Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported GBX 7 earnings per share for the quarter. Lloyds Banking Group had a return on equity of 11.22% and a net margin of 16.66%. On average, research analysts expect that Lloyds Banking Group will post 7.3199528 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Lloyds Banking Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Lloyds Banking Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results showed GBX 7 EPS with a net margin of 16.66% and ROE of 11.22%, underpinning the bank’s profitability and supporting the share uptick. Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Lloyds pledged £2 billion in trade finance to help UK exporters, a commercial growth initiative that can expand lending volumes and fee income over time. Trade Finance Pledge
• Positive Sentiment: Non-executive director Chris Vogelzang will join the board risk committee, strengthening governance and risk oversight — often viewed positively by investors focused on regulatory resilience. Board Appointment
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts from Bank of America and Shore Capital have reaffirmed “Hold” ratings (BofA kept a p110 target). These notes signal balanced risk/reward rather than strong upgrade momentum; they limit near-term analyst-driven upside. BofA Hold Note Shore Capital Hold
• Neutral Sentiment: Market previews and earnings-call coverage provide further detail for investors but do not change the immediate narrative beyond confirming solid results and capital returns. Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Lloyds’ Bank of Scotland unit was fined (reported ~£160,000) for breaching UK Russia sanctions — a regulatory hit that is modest in value but negative for reputation and could invite closer supervision. Subsidiary Fine MarketWatch

Lloyds Banking Group Company Profile

We are the largest UK retail and commercial financial services provider with over 25 million customers and a presence in nearly every community.

The Group’s main business activities are retail and commercial banking, general insurance and long-term savings, provided through the largest branch network and digital bank in the UK, with well recognised brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows.

Our shares are quoted on the London and New York stock exchanges and we are one of the largest companies in the FTSE 100 index.