Legal & General Group (LGEN)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE 100

293.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -8.10p
  • 52 Week High: 316.40
  • 52 Week Low: 234.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 5,476m
  • Volume: 45,954,871
  • Market Cap: £16,071m
  • RiskGrade: 166

Latest ShareCast News

JPMorgan upgrades Aviva, downgrades L&G and M&G

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 13 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan upgraded Aviva on Thursday to 'overweight' from 'neutral' and reiterated its 'overweight' stance on Standard Life, but downgraded Legal & General and M&G to 'underweight' from neutral'.

Legal and General ShareCast News

Citi downgrades Legal & General to 'sell' 10-Aug-2026 ShareCast
L&G posts jump in H1 profit, hails strong asset ... 05-Aug-2026 ShareCast
Berenberg raises target price on Legal & General 22-Jun-2026 ShareCast
L&G rallies as potential bidders said to be runn... 14-May-2026 ShareCast
Jefferies downgrades Legal & General 05-May-2026 ShareCast

Legal and General Regulatory News

Commencement of Share Buyback 14-Sep-2026 07:00 RNS
Completion of £600m Share Buyback Programme 11-Sep-2026 18:32 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 11-Sep-2026 18:30 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 07-Sep-2026 18:15 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 02-Sep-2026 18:15 RNS

Legal and General Newspaper Links

Legal & General beats City forecasts as pension ... 05-Aug-2026 Times
L&G shares fall sharply despite £1.2bn buyback 11-Mar-2026 Times
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

Legal and General Tips & Analysis

Questor :Legal & General 04-Nov-2011 Telegraph
Investment Column:Legal & General 04-Aug-2011 The Independent
Questor share tip: Legal & General 06-May-2011 Telegraph
Biz Briefing: Earthquake Hits Market Values 14-Mar-2011 Sky News
FTSE live: Miners rise; Ocado, M&S & Next fall 11-Feb-2011 Daily Mail

Legal and General News Wires

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Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Legal and General Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 293.50p
Change Today -8.10p
% Change -2.69 %
52 Week High 316.40
52 Week Low 234.00
Volume 45,954,871
Shares Issued 5,476m
Market Cap £16,071m
RiskGrade 166

Legal and General Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
76.46% above the market average76.46% above the market average76.46% above the market average76.46% above the market average76.46% above the market average
14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average
Price Trend
51.83% above the market average51.83% above the market average51.83% above the market average51.83% above the market average51.83% above the market average
25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average
Income
84.36% above the market average84.36% above the market average84.36% above the market average84.36% above the market average84.36% above the market average
42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average
Growth
32.49% below the market average32.49% below the market average32.49% below the market average32.49% below the market average32.49% 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 2
Buy 2
Neutral 0
Sell 5
Strong Sell 4
Total 13
sell
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Legal and General Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 20-Aug-26 23-Apr-26
Paid 25-Sep-26 04-Jun-26
Amount 6.24p 15.67p

Trades for 18-Sep-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:54 4,613 @ 293.50p
16:48 8,997 @ 297.22p
16:47 149,748 @ 293.99p
16:46 33,783 @ 293.50p
16:45 22,974 @ 293.50p

Legal and General Key Personnel

Chair Scott Wheway

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