Citigroup Cuts London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Price Target to £127

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) had its price target reduced by equities research analysts at Citigroup from £129 to £127 in a research note issued on Friday,London Stock Exchange reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s price target suggests a potential upside of 42.60% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on LSEG. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a £136 price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a £110 price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a £110 target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £136 to £137 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, London Stock Exchange Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of £120.83.

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Performance

LSEG opened at GBX 8,906 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 253.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.25. London Stock Exchange Group has a 12-month low of GBX 6,684 and a 12-month high of £101.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 8,755.52 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 8,729.47. The stock has a market cap of £43.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.02, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.39.

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 244.90 earnings per share for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a return on equity of 7.35% and a net margin of 14.67%. On average, equities research analysts expect that London Stock Exchange Group will post 405.5009823 earnings per share for the current year.

London Stock Exchange Group announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, April 9th that permits the company to buyback 0 shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.