Legal & General Group (LGEN)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE 100

291.90p
   
  • Change Today:
    -7.70p
  • 52 Week High: 307.80
  • 52 Week Low: 244.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 5,970m
  • Volume: 12,558,440
  • Market Cap: £17,428m
  • RiskGrade: 166
  • Beta: 0.01

Legal and General Overview

Long established life insurance group and one of the pioneers of low cost tracker funds. The company has more than 5.4m customers and employs over 8,800 staff and owns operations in the US, France, the Netherlands and Germany as well as its main UK business.

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Legal and General Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 6.0% 6.2%
Div Cover 1.3 1.8
Op Mrgn 14.4% 20.4%
ROCE 10.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 13.2 8.9
PEG n/a 0.2
Pr/Revenue 1.4 1.4
Pr/Book 1.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -17.5% -4.1%
PBT -30.5% 63.9%
EPS -27.6% 48.9%
DPS n/a 4.1%

Legal and General Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-16 10,252.00 1,517.00 19.68p 12.6 2.1 +6% 14.35p 5.8%
31-Dec-17 7,932.00 2,061.00 30.52p 9.0 0.2 +55% 15.35p 5.6%
31-Dec-18 12,843.00 2,129.00 30.07p 7.7 n/a -2% 16.42p 7.1%
31-Dec-19 15,203.00 2,156.00 30.53p 9.9 5.0 +2% 17.57p 5.8%
31-Dec-20 12,545.00 1,499.00 22.11p 12.0 n/a -28% 17.57p 6.6%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Legal and General Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-21 12,025.95 2,456.84 32.91p 8.9 0.2 +49% 18.30p 6.2%
31-Dec-22 13,438.75 2,371.74 34.07p 8.6 2.5 +4% 19.16p 6.5%
31-Dec-23 14,556.50 2,596.24 36.88p 7.9 1.0 +8% 19.98p 6.7%

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Legal and General Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 17-Jan-2022 14:35 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 10-Jan-2022 17:00 RNS
Block listing Interim Review 04-Jan-2022 17:00 RNS

Legal and General ShareCast News

Jefferies upgrades Legal & General to buy, says ... 21-Oct-2021 ShareCast
Sunday newspaper round-up: Sainsbury's, Legal an... 22-Aug-2021 ShareCast
Thursday broker round-up 05-Aug-2021 ShareCast

Legal and General Top Newspaper Links

Legal & General CEO: UK economy needs ‘radical’ ... 12-Nov-2014 Telegraph
Legal & General's £127m purchase is largest in c... 05-Nov-2014 The Herald
LEGAL & GENERAL BOSS: We do not need a mansion t... 04-Nov-2014 Daily Mail

Latest Legal and General Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
06-Jan-22 Buy Jeff Davies 298.50p 65 £194.02
06-Jan-22 Buy Nigel Wilson 298.50p 65 £194.02
04-Jan-22 Buy Nilufer von Bismarck 302.60p 1,893 £5,728.22

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Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Legal and General Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 291.90p
Change Today -7.70p
% Change -2.57 %
52 Week High 307.80
52 Week Low 244.00
Volume 12,558,440
Shares Issued 5,970m
Market Cap £17,428m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 166

Legal and General Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
96.53% above the market average96.53% above the market average96.53% above the market average96.53% above the market average96.53% above the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Price Trend
28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average
Income
91.28% above the market average91.28% above the market average91.28% above the market average91.28% above the market average91.28% above the market average
71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average
Growth
54.8% below the market average54.8% below the market average54.8% below the market average54.8% below the market average54.8% below the market average
71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 10
Buy 0
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 2
Total 16
buy
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Legal and General Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 12-Aug-21 15-Apr-21
Paid 20-Sep-21 27-May-21
Amount 5.18p 12.64p

Trades for 21-Jan-2022

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 2,584 @ 292.20p
16:45 2,584 @ 292.20p
16:38 202 @ 291.90p
16:35 4,001,930 @ 291.90p
16:29 842 @ 292.30p

Legal and General Key Personnel

Chair John Kingman
CFO Jeff Davies

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