London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Insider David Schwimmer Sells 4,600 Shares

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) insider David Schwimmer sold 4,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 8,778, for a total transaction of £403,788.

David Schwimmer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 17th, David Schwimmer sold 8,863 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 8,732, for a total transaction of £773,917.16.

London Stock Exchange Group Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock opened at GBX 8,578 on Friday. London Stock Exchange Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 6,684 and a 52-week high of £118.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 229.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.24. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 8,312.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 8,655.24. The firm has a market cap of £43.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.42.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

London Stock Exchange Group Company Profile

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.