- £13.44bn
- -£1.11bn
- £18.17bn
- 19
- 68
- 57
- 43
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 9 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.18 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 97.45% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 9.69% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 2.78 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 3.14 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | n/a | ||
| Price to Sales | 0.74 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | -1.74 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 0.04% | ||
| Return on Equity | 2.02% | ||
| Operating Margin | 1.07% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 20,197 | 20,533 | 19,179 | 30,927 | 18,172 | 14,968.33 | 15,216 | 147.67% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +4.05 | -35.82 | +65.86 | -62.43 | -74.88 | +663.03 | +9.57 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Legal & General Group Plc is a United Kingdom-based financial services provider. The Company operates through five segments: Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), Legal & General Capital (LGC), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Insurance, and Retail Retirement. LGRI segment represents worldwide pension risk transfer business including longevity insurance. LGC segment represents shareholder assets invested in direct investments primarily in the areas of specialist commercial real estate, clean energy, housing, and small and medium enterprises (SME) finance, as well as traded and treasury assets. LGIM segment represents institutional and retail investment management. Insurance segment primarily represents UK protection (both group and retail) and Fintech business (UK Insurance and other), as well as US retail protection business (US Insurance). Retail Retirement segment represents retail annuity and drawdown products, workplace savings and lifetime mortgage loans.
Directors
- John Kingman NEC
- Nigel Wilson CEO (64)
- Stuart Davies CFO (49)
- Bernard Hickman CEX
- Andrew Kail CEX
- Chris Knight CEX
- Laura Mason CEX
- Simon Gadd CRO
- Geoffrey Timms GCN
- Emma Hardaker-Jones DHR (47)
- John Godfrey OTH
- Stephen Licence OTH
- Henrietta Baldock NID (50)
- Philip Broadley NID
- Lesley Knox NID
- George Lewis NID
- Ric Lewis NID
- Toby Strauss NID
- Nilufer Von Bismarck NID
- Laura Wade- Gery NID
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2023
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2023
- Incorporated
- February 27th, 1979
- Public Since
- July 2nd, 1979
- No. of Employees
- 11,956
- Sector
- Investment Banking & Investment Services
- Industry
- Financials
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 5,978,391,177
- Address
- 1 Coleman Street, LONDON, EC2R 5AA
- Web
- https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en
- Phone
- +44 2031243000
- Contact
- Ed Houghton
- Auditors
- KPMG LLP
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FAQ
As of Today at 21:47 UTC, shares in Legal & General are trading at 224.70p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Legal & General last closed at 224.70p and the price had moved by -3.15% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Legal & General share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -9.04% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Legal & General is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The Legal & General dividend yield is 9.05% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Legal & General paid a total dividend of £0.20, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 9.05%. We do not have any data on when Legal & General is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Legal & General is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Legal & General shares is currently 9.05%.
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As of the previous close price of 224.70p, shares in Legal & General had a market capitalisation of £13.44bn.
Here are the trading details for Legal & General:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: LGEN
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Legal & General is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Legal & General is 272.77p. That is 21.39% above the last closing price of 224.70p.
Analysts covering Legal & General currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.24 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Legal & General. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -14.54%.
As of the last closing price of 224.70p, shares in Legal & General were trading -5.35% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Legal & General PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 9. The shares last closed at 224.70p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Legal & General's management team is headed by:
- John Kingman - NEC
- Nigel Wilson - CEO
- Stuart Davies - CFO
- Bernard Hickman - CEX
- Andrew Kail - CEX
- Chris Knight - CEX
- Laura Mason - CEX
- Simon Gadd - CRO
- Geoffrey Timms - GCN
- Emma Hardaker-Jones - DHR
- John Godfrey - OTH
- Stephen Licence - OTH
- Henrietta Baldock - NID
- Philip Broadley - NID
- Lesley Knox - NID
- George Lewis - NID
- Ric Lewis - NID
- Toby Strauss - NID
- Nilufer Von Bismarck - NID
- Laura Wade- Gery - NID