Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Insider Henrietta Baldock Purchases 1,016 Shares of Stock

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Henrietta Baldock acquired 1,016 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 243 ($3.09) per share, with a total value of £2,468.88 ($3,137.48).

Henrietta Baldock also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 3rd, Henrietta Baldock acquired 1,046 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 236 ($3.00) per share, with a total value of £2,468.56 ($3,137.07).

Legal & General Group Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of Legal & General Group stock opened at GBX 246 ($3.13) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.18. Legal & General Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 211.40 ($2.69) and a 12 month high of GBX 266.20 ($3.38). The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 234.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 228.27. The stock has a market cap of £14.42 billion, a PE ratio of 45.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LGEN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Legal & General Group from GBX 290 ($3.69) to GBX 295 ($3.75) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “top pick” rating on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 265 ($3.37) target price on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 267 ($3.39).

About Legal & General Group

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.