Analysts Set London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) Price Target at £122

Shares of London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG) have earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is £122.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on LSEG. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a £135 price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £133 to £131 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £131 to £132 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of London Stock Exchange Group from £119 to £114 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a £115 price objective on shares of London Stock Exchange Group in a research note on Monday, January 19th.

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Performance

LON:LSEG opened at GBX 8,644 on Friday. London Stock Exchange Group has a twelve month low of GBX 6,684 and a twelve month high of £118.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 229.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.24. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 8,332.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 8,677.34. The firm has a market capitalization of £43.55 billion, a PE ratio of 46.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.42.

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 420.60 EPS for the quarter. London Stock Exchange Group had a return on equity of 6.10% and a net margin of 13.41%. On average, analysts anticipate that London Stock Exchange Group will post 405.5009823 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider that operates connected businesses to serve customers across the entire financial markets value chain.

With capabilities in data, indices and analytics, capital formation, trade execution, clearing and risk management, we operate at the heart of the world’s financial ecosystem and enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities.

Together, our five business divisions – Data and Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence, Capital Markets and Post Trade – offer customers seamless access to global financial markets, across the trading lifecycle.

LSEG is headquartered in London and has a major presence throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and emerging markets.