Legal & General Group (LGEN)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE 100

288.10p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.30p
  • 52 Week High: 316.40p
  • 52 Week Low: 234.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 5,430m
  • Volume: 21,963,773
  • Market Cap: £15,643m
  • RiskGrade: 166

Latest ShareCast News

Legal & General to cut around 1,000 jobs by middle of 2027

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 23 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - Legal & General confirmed on Wednesday that it plans to cut around 1,000 jobs by the middle of next year as it looks to simplify the business.

Legal and General ShareCast News

JPMorgan upgrades Aviva, downgrades L&G and M&G 13-Aug-2026 ShareCast
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

Legal and General Regulatory News

Transaction in Own Shares 05-Oct-2026 18:15 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 02-Oct-2026 18:15 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 01-Oct-2026 18:15 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Oct-2026 18:15 RNS
Admission to Trading 01-Oct-2026 18:15 RNS

Legal and General Newspaper Links

Legal & General to cut 1,000 jobs by middle of n... 23-Sep-2026 Times
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 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 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Legal and General Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 288.10p
Change Today -2.30p
% Change -0.79 %
52 Week High 316.40p
52 Week Low 234.00p
Volume 21,963,773
Shares Issued 5,430m
Market Cap £15,643m
RiskGrade 166

Legal and General Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
73.73% above the market average73.73% above the market average73.73% above the market average73.73% above the market average73.73% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
26.21% above the market average26.21% above the market average26.21% above the market average26.21% above the market average26.21% 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
Income
99.70% above the market average99.70% above the market average99.70% above the market average99.70% above the market average99.70% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
84.74% above the market average84.74% above the market average84.74% above the market average84.74% above the market average84.74% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 1
Sell 6
Strong Sell 4
Total 15
sell
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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 07-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:49 10,000 @ 288.60p
16:49 517 @ 289.10p
16:49 11,057 @ 288.39p
16:44 3,762,305 @ 288.53p
16:35 23,315 @ 288.10p

Legal and General Key Personnel

Chair Scott Wheway

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