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How to buy Legal & General shares
Legal & General Group PLC (LGEN) is a publicly traded asset management business based in the UK which employs around 11,500 staff. Legal & General is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and traded in sterling. Its current price of 239.7p is 8.1% up on its price a month ago (221.8p).
How to buy shares in Legal & General online
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share trading table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: LGEN in this case.
- Research shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your shares. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares. It's that simple.
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Alternative ways to invest in Legal & General
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Legal & General), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Legal & General is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| Icon | Fund | 5-year performance | 1-year performance (to October 2023) | Link to invest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HSBC FTSE 100 (HUKX) | 22.16% | 5.39% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) | 22.05% | 5.38% | Capital at risk |
 | iShares Core FTSE 100 (CUKX) | 21.95% | 5.37% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
 | Xtrackers FTSE 100 (XDUK) | 21.88% | 5.39% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Lyxor FTSE 100 (100D) | 21.18% | 5.23% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Invesco FTSE 100 (S100) | 21.09% | 5.32% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy Legal & General stock?
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.
Use our graph to track the performance of LGEN stocks over time.
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Legal & General's shares have ranged in value from as little as 198.4415 up to 286.3679. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Legal & General's is 1.348. This would suggest that Legal & General's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 239.7
| 1 week (2023-11-30) | 4.54% |
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| 1 month (2023-11-07) | 8.07% |
| 3 months (2023-09-07) | 10.66% |
| 6 months (2023-06-07) | 2.79% |
| 1 year (2022-12-07) | 2.77% |
| 2 years (2021-12-07) | -4.66% |
| 3 years (2020-12-07) | 16.53% |
| 5 years (2018-12-07) | 49.77% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.
Latest updates for Legal & General
August 17, 2023: Legal & General shares dipped as operating profits of £941 million were down 2% compared to the same 6 month period last year. The ordinary dividend went up 5% but UBS analysts were dissapointed about no share buy-backs.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Is Legal & General under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Legal & General P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Legal & General's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 7x. In other words, Legal & General shares trade at around 7x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United Kingdom stock market as of 10 November, 2023 (10). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, Legal & General's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Prudential (PRU.LSE): 8.64
Legal & General's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping £2.7 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Legal & General's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Aviva (AV.LSE): £-618000000
- Prudential (PRU.LSE): £4.6 billion
- MetLife (MET.US): USD$2.9 billion
- The Allstate Corporation (ALL.US): USD$-1352000000
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