London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Insider David Schwimmer Sells 8,863 Shares

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) insider David Schwimmer sold 8,863 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 8,732, for a total transaction of £773,917.16.

London Stock Exchange Group Price Performance

LON:LSEG opened at GBX 8,662 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 8,317.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 8,655.78. The firm has a market cap of £43.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.65, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.24, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a current ratio of 229.64. London Stock Exchange Group plc has a one year low of GBX 6,684 and a one year high of £118.95.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

About London Stock Exchange Group

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.