London Stock Exchange Group
LSE: 2,731.00 -42.50 (▼1.53%)
| Bid Price | 2,731.00 | High Price | 2,765.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ask Price | 2,732.00 | Low Price | 2,719.00 |
| Open Price | 2,761.00 | Spread | 0.04% |
| Prev Close | 2,774.00 | Volume | 78,914.00 |
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London Stock Exchange Group Share Price Information
| Name | London Stock Exchange Group | Epic | LSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services | ISIN | GB00B0SWJX34 |
| Activites | Company is one of the world’s leading equity exchanges and a leading provider of services that facilitate the raising of capital and the trading of shares. | Security Type | Equity |
Key numbers
| Latest Share Price (p) | 2,731.50 | Net Gearing (%) | 99.11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap (£m) | 9,664.95 | Gross Gearing (%) | 99.31 |
| Shares in issue (m) | 350.31 | Debt Ratio | 38.54 |
| P/E Ratio | 29.17 | Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.00 |
| Divs per share (p) | 36.00 | Assets / Equity Ratio | 144.94 |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.35 | Price to book value | 3.02 |
| Dividend Cover | 2.73 | SROCE (%) | 6.46 |
| Earning per share (p) | 94.60 | EPS Growth (%) | 149.60 |
| 52-week high / low (p) | 3,010.00 / 2,083.00 | DPS Growth (%) | 60.00 |
London Stock Exchange Group Broker Views
| Date | Broker | Rec. | Price | Old target price | New target price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Dec | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | 2,731.00 | 3200.00 | 3200.00 | Reiterates |
| 20 Oct | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | 2,731.00 | 3050.00 | 3200.00 | Retains |
| 07 Oct | Credit Suisse | Outperform | 2,731.00 | 2900.00 | 2900.00 | Reiterates |
| 03 Oct | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | 2,731.00 | 3050.00 | 3050.00 | Retains |
| 30 Sep | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | 2,731.00 | 3050.00 | 3050.00 | Retains |
London Stock Exchange Group Director Deals
| Date | Director | Type | Volume / Price | Trade Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug 2016 | Raffaele Jerusalmi | Sale Post-Exercise | 23717 @ 2768.33p | £656,564.83 |
| 08 Aug 2016 | Raffaele Jerusalmi | Exercise | 52448 @ 0.00p | £0.00 |
| 08 Aug 2016 | David Warren | Sale Post-Exercise | 26319 @ 2768.33p | £728,596.77 |
| 08 Aug 2016 | David Warren | Exercise | 55403 @ 0.00p | £0.00 |
| 08 Aug 2016 | Xavier Rolet | Sale Post-Exercise | 74220 @ 2768.33p | £2,054,654.53 |
| 08 Aug 2016 | Xavier Rolet | Exercise | 156239 @ 0.00p | £0.00 |
London Stock Exchange Group Company News
LSE Group to acquire Mergent
London Stock Exchange Group has signed an agreement to acquire Mergent’s holding company. The Mergent business will form part of LSEG’s information services division, which includes FTSE Russell, a global leader in indices, and a range of real time and reference data products, such as SEDOL, UnaVista and RNS.
Completion of the Transaction, which is expected to occur by 31 January, is conditional on, among other things, expiration or termination of the waiting period under the US Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Mergent Inc has been a leading provider of business and financial information on public and private companies globally for more than 100 years.
With advanced data collection services, cloud-based applications, desktop analytics and print products, Mergent provides data and analysis including top down economic and demographic information, detailed equity and debt fundamental analysis and research services.
These solutions, which include data on 385,000 corporate bonds, 3.6 million US municipal bonds and 250 million public and private companies, are delivered to more than 4,000 customers worldwide including investment firms, brokerage houses and law firms. LSEG says the acquisition of Mergent will support the growth of FTSE Russell’s core index offering, supplying underlying data and analytics for the creation of a wide range of indexes. The significant growth of passive investment is increasing the demand for smart-beta and customised indexes, which incorporates factors such as volatility, quality and liquidity into index creation.
Multi-factor indices, which include stocks with specific characteristics, are an important and innovative new tool for examining markets and creating investable products and FTSE Russell is well-positioned to meet this growing customer demand.
LSEG and FTSE Russell also intend to expand and align Mergent’s activities to enable them to meet the growing demands of its existing client base. Group director of information services and chief executive of FTSE Russell, Mark Makepeace, said: “The acquisition of Mergent supports the continuing strong growth of FTSE Russell and LSEG’s data services. Mergent will broaden our range of data services, research and analytics to meet the increasing demands of our clients for benchmarks and related data and analytic services.”
At 1:15pm: (LON:LSE) London Stock Exchange Group PLC share price was -23p at 2853p
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Broker Forecast – Exane BNP Paribas issues a broker note on London Stock Exchange Group PLC
Exane BNP Paribas today reaffirms its outperform investment rating on London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE) and raised its price target to 3200p (from 3050p).
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London Stock Exchange sees good growth
London Stock Exchange Group reports continued good growth with third-quarter total income from continuing operations (excluding assets sold or held for sale) up 19% to £414.6 million and up 14% year-to-date to £1,200.4 million
Q3 revenues from continuing operations rose 15% to £376.2 million and up 11% for 9 months year-to-date at £1,098.1 million.
It said all core divisions delivered good growth despite a backdrop of testing markets and economic uncertainty, reflecting strong resilience and diversified range of business.
The group says the focus remains on completion of the merger with Deutsche Börse, creating a leading global markets infrastructure group. Shareholder approvals have been achieved and work continues to secure regulatory consents.
Chief executive Xavier Rolet said: “This is another good performance, delivering growth across our core businesses while continuing to invest in a wide range of opportunities to drive future returns. “In line with our open access approach, we continue to partner with customers to drive innovation with both CurveGlobal and Turquoise Plato going live in September.
“In Post Trade, we continue to see good growth in OTC clearing across the SwapClear, CDSClear and ForexClear services. The integration of FTSE Russell is running ahead of schedule and the Information Services business is delivering good results.
“The group is financially well positioned as we reduce operating leverage and further strengthen our balance sheet. “We remain focused on achieving the necessary regulatory approvals to complete the merger with Deutsche Börse, creating a global markets infrastructure group, which we believe will generate significant value and benefits for customers and shareholders.”
At 8:10am: (LON:LSE) London Stock Exchange Group PLC share price was +8p at 2821p
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Broker Forecast – Exane BNP Paribas issues a broker note on London Stock Exchange Group PLC
Exane BNP Paribas today reaffirms its outperform investment rating on London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE) and set its price target at 3050p.
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Director Deals – London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE)
Raffaele Jerusalmi, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 23,717 shares in the company on the 5th August 2016 at a price of 2768.33p. The Director now holds 80,861 shares.
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