Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Insider Ric Lewis Purchases 856 Shares

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Ric Lewis bought 856 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 265 per share, with a total value of £2,268.40.

Ric Lewis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 2nd, Ric Lewis purchased 868 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 261 per share, for a total transaction of £2,265.48.
• On Monday, December 1st, Ric Lewis acquired 928 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 244 per share, with a total value of £2,264.32.

Legal & General Group Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Legal & General Group stock opened at GBX 267.60 on Tuesday. Legal & General Group Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 206.80 and a 1 year high of GBX 269.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market cap of £15.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.00, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 257.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 249.05.

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

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on LGEN. Peel Hunt reissued an “add” rating and set a GBX 255 price target on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 249 to GBX 263 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on Legal & General Group from GBX 265 to GBX 289 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Legal & General Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 258.40.

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.