London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) Insider Martin Brand Sells 4,677 Shares

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) insider Martin Brand sold 4,677 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,962 ($129.44), for a total value of £465,922.74 ($605,408.97).

Martin Brand also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 19th, Martin Brand sold 5,172 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,985 ($129.74), for a total value of £516,424.20 ($671,029.37).
• On Wednesday, August 14th, Martin Brand sold 13,026 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,983 ($129.72), for a total value of £1,300,385.58 ($1,689,690.20).
• On Monday, August 12th, Martin Brand sold 11,561 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,926 ($128.98), for a total value of £1,147,544.86 ($1,491,092.59).
• On Thursday, August 8th, Martin Brand sold 12,000 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,723 ($126.34), for a total value of £1,166,760 ($1,516,060.29).
• On Monday, August 5th, Martin Brand sold 60,566 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,581 ($124.49), for a total transaction of £5,802,828.46 ($7,540,057.77).
• On Tuesday, July 30th, Martin Brand sold 13,167 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,472 ($123.08), for a total transaction of £1,247,178.24 ($1,620,553.85).
• On Friday, July 26th, Martin Brand sold 51,997 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,439 ($122.65), for a total transaction of £4,907,996.83 ($6,377,334.76).
• On Wednesday, July 24th, Martin Brand sold 59,996 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,430 ($122.53), for a total transaction of £5,657,622.80 ($7,351,380.98).
• On Monday, July 22nd, Martin Brand sold 57,488 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,444 ($122.71), for a total transaction of £5,429,166.72 ($7,054,530.56).
• On Friday, July 19th, Martin Brand sold 14,404 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,415 ($122.34), for a total transaction of £1,356,136.60 ($1,762,131.76).

London Stock Exchange Group Trading Up 0.4 %

LSEG opened at £100.10 ($130.07) on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 9,550.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 9,302.70. The firm has a market capitalization of £53.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7,201.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.66, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.01. London Stock Exchange Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 7,936 ($103.12) and a 1-year high of £110.80 ($143.97).

London Stock Exchange Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of GBX 41 ($0.53) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.43%. London Stock Exchange Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8,633.09%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on LSEG shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 115 ($1.49) target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a £110 ($142.93) target price on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 8,347 ($108.46).

About London Stock Exchange Group

London Stock Exchange Group plc operates as a financial markets infrastructure and data provider primarily in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade. It operates a range of international equity, fixed income, exchange-traded funds/exchange-traded products, and foreign exchange markets through the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Turquoise, FXall, Matching, and Tradeweb.