Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) Insider Jeff Davies Sells 220,906 Shares

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) insider Jeff Davies sold 220,906 shares of Legal & General Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 243 ($3.03), for a total value of £536,801.58 ($668,245.46).

Jeff Davies also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Saturday, April 13th, Jeff Davies sold 22,267 shares of Legal & General Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 248 ($3.09), for a total value of £55,222.16 ($68,744.13).

Legal & General Group Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of Legal & General Group stock opened at GBX 244.60 ($3.04) on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £14.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,494.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,372.51, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 4.70. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 246.13 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 238.31. Legal & General Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 203.10 ($2.53) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 259 ($3.22).

Legal & General Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 25th will be issued a GBX 14.63 ($0.18) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 25th. This represents a yield of 5.96%. This is an increase from Legal & General Group’s previous dividend of $5.71. Legal & General Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28,571.43%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on LGEN shares. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Legal & General Group in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Legal & General Group from GBX 336 ($4.18) to GBX 325 ($4.05) and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 289 ($3.60) price objective on shares of Legal & General Group in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 307.80 ($3.83).

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.