Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Insider Mark Jordy Acquires 993 Shares

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Mark Jordy acquired 993 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 265 per share, with a total value 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 acquired at an average cost 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 stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 244 per share, for a total transaction of £2,625.44.

Legal & General Group Trading Up 0.9%

LON LGEN opened at GBX 267.60 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.50. Legal & General Group Plc has a one year low of GBX 206.80 and a one year high of GBX 269.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 257.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 249.05. The firm has a market capitalization of £15.07 billion, a PE ratio of 60.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LGEN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Legal & General Group from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Peel Hunt restated an “add” rating and set a GBX 255 price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 265 to GBX 289 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 258.40.

Trending Headlines about Legal & General Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Completed sale of the US insurance arm to Meiji Yasuda and launch of a £1.2bn buyback — the divestment simplifies operations and the buyback is a material capital-return program that should support earnings per share and share demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Board-level buying: Chair Sir John Kingman and multiple non-executive directors have bought shares (and three non-execs increased holdings under appointment terms). Separately, insiders Mark Jordy (993 shares), Ric Lewis (856), and Laura Wade‑Gery (944) purchased stock at ~GBX 265 — insider purchases signal management confidence and can bolster sentiment. Chair Buy Non-exec Buys Insider Transactions
• Neutral Sentiment: Confirmation of total voting rights and issued share capital as of 30 Jan 2026 — routine regulatory disclosure that clarifies the share count ahead of the buyback and helps investors model the impact of repurchases. Article Title

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. 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.