London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) Plans Dividend of GBX 41

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) declared a dividend on Thursday, August 1st, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be given a dividend of GBX 41 ($0.53) per share on Wednesday, September 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 15th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

London Stock Exchange Group Price Performance

LSEG stock opened at GBX 9,842 ($126.60) on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 9,382.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 9,222.02. London Stock Exchange Group has a 12-month low of GBX 7,784 ($100.13) and a 12-month high of £110.80 ($142.53). The stock has a market capitalization of £52.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6,963.24, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.70.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on LSEG shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 115 ($1.48) price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a £110 ($141.50) price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 8,347 ($107.37).

Insider Activity at London Stock Exchange Group

In related news, insider Michel-Alain Proch purchased 2,000 shares of London Stock Exchange Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 9,154 ($117.75) per share, for a total transaction of £183,080 ($235,502.96). In other London Stock Exchange Group news, insider Michel-Alain Proch acquired 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 9,154 ($117.75) per share, with a total value of £183,080 ($235,502.96). Also, insider Martin Brand sold 27,772 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 9,334 ($120.07), for a total transaction of £2,592,238.48 ($3,334,497.66). Insiders have sold 14,924,990 shares of company stock worth $136,701,691,428 over the last 90 days. 6.35% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.