Legal & General (LGEN) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What LGEN does

Legal & General (LGEN) is a stock listed on the London Stock Exchange in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the company provides various insurance products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Institutional Retirement, Asset Management, Insurance, and Retail Retirement segments. The Institutional Retirement segment offers annuity contracts with guaranteed income for a specified time; longevity insurance products; and writes assured payment policies (APP). The Asset Management segment provides unit linked institutional pensions, segregated investment management mandates, and collective investment schemes; index fund management; pooled and segregated active fixed income funds; active equity management; solutions for cash management requirements for institutional investors; solutions and liability driven investment; multi-asset funds; private markets strategies for physical real estate, private corporate debts, infrastructure debts, and real estate loans; and direct investment services.

Key numbers explained

• 2.98 GBP is the current share price, representing the cost to buy one share of Legal & General on the market today.
• The +0.37% price change today shows the percentage move from the previous close; a positive number means the share closed higher than the prior session.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 27 is a valuation metric that compares the share price to the company's earnings over the last 12 months; a higher number can indicate the market expects strong future growth.
• The forward P/E ratio of 11.7 uses expected earnings instead of past earnings, offering a look at how the market values the company relative to its future profit outlook.
• The dividend yield of 7.36% is a yield measure that shows the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the share price; a high yield can signal a strong income return but may also reflect a lower share price or a payout that is not fully covered by earnings.
• The share of earnings paid out as dividends of 190% means the company is paying out more in dividends than it earns, often funded from reserves or other sources.
• The beta of 0.79 measures volatility relative to the market; a number below 1 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market.
• The priceToBook of 770.73 compares the share price to the company's book value per share, and a very high figure can indicate the market values the company's intangibles or future prospects well above its accounting net assets.

What to watch

• The exDividendDate of Aug 20, 2026 and the nextEarningsDate of Aug 5, 2026 are key calendar events that can affect the share price and dividend eligibility.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 993.4% is a leverage metric that shows the company's debt relative to shareholder equity; a high ratio can indicate higher financial risk, especially in rising rate environments.
• The price change over the last 52 weeks of 24.1% and the 52-week range of 2.17 – 3.18 show the stock's recent trading range and medium-term momentum.
• Revenue growth of 15.3% year over year and a profitMargin of 18% are operational indicators that can reflect pricing power and cost control.
• As a large-cap stock with 10,500 employees, LGEN can be influenced by macroeconomic shifts, interest rate changes, and regulatory developments affecting the Financial Services sector. It is part of the FTSE 100, which tracks the largest companies on the London Stock Exchange.