London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSEG)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as £114.35 ($145.30) and last traded at £114.35 ($145.30), with a volume of 475610 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £113.30 ($143.96).

London Stock Exchange Group Stock Up 0.1 %

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of £106.28 and a 200-day moving average price of £100.17. The stock has a market capitalization of £60.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 8,264.49, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.66, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.01.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Martin Brand sold 21,126 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of £128.09 ($162.76), for a total transaction of £2,706,029.34 ($3,438,410.85). Insiders own 5.64% of the company’s stock.

About London Stock Exchange Group

London Stock Exchange Group plc operates as a financial markets infrastructure and data provider primarily in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade. It operates a range of international equity, fixed income, exchange-traded funds/exchange-traded products, and foreign exchange markets through the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Turquoise, FXall, Matching, and Tradeweb.