Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Insider Acquires £2,268.40 in Stock

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

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

• On Friday, January 2nd, Ric Lewis bought 868 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was 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 price of GBX 244 per share, with a total value of £2,264.32.

Legal & General Group Stock Up 1.8%

LGEN stock opened at GBX 273.90 on Thursday. 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 company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 258.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 249.31. The stock has a market capitalization of £15.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. Legal & General Group Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 206.80 and a 52-week high of GBX 274.40.

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) last announced 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 return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 0.67%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Legal & General Group Plc will post 24.2376446 EPS for the current year.

More Legal & General Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Legal & General completed the sale of its US insurance arm and launched a £1.2bn share buyback — the divestment simplifies the group and the material buyback should support EPS, reduce free float and provide demand for shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple senior insiders bought stock (Chair Sir John Kingman, Ric Lewis, Mark Jordy, Laura Wade‑Gery, Andrew Kail and others) at ~GBX 265–267 — recurring purchases from board and senior executives signal alignment with shareholders and help underpin sentiment after the buyback news. Insider Trades
• Positive Sentiment: Executives increased holdings through an employee share plan — another sign of management confidence and a modest structural reduction in available float. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company confirmed total voting rights and issued share capital as of 30 Jan 2026 — a routine disclosure that helps model the buyback’s impact but doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: RBC Capital reaffirmed a Sell rating on LGEN — that keeps a portion of institutional analysts cautious and could limit upside despite positive corporate actions. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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