London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as £112.95 ($143.87) and last traded at £112.75 ($143.61), with a volume of 1845957 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at £111.80 ($142.40).

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Up 0.8 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.66, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company’s 50-day moving average price is £105.88 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 9,975.43. The stock has a market capitalization of £59.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 8,166.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Martin Brand sold 21,126 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of £128.09 ($163.15), for a total transaction of £2,706,029.34 ($3,446,732.06). 5.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

London Stock Exchange Group Company Profile

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.