Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) Insider Purchases £148.32 in Stock

Land Securities Group Plc (LON:LAND) insider Vanessa Simms acquired 24 shares of Land Securities Group stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 618 per share, for a total transaction of £148.32.

Vanessa Simms also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, December 4th, Vanessa Simms bought 24 shares of Land Securities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 620 per share, with a total value of £148.80.
• On Tuesday, November 4th, Vanessa Simms purchased 24 shares of Land Securities Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 617 per share, for a total transaction of £148.08.

Land Securities Group Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Land Securities Group stock opened at GBX 642.70 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £4.79 billion, a PE ratio of 19.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 1.44. Land Securities Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 490.20 and a 12 month high of GBX 652.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 612.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 595.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.04.

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 25.80 EPS for the quarter. Land Securities Group had a negative return on equity of 4.88% and a negative net margin of 38.71%. Research analysts predict that Land Securities Group Plc will post 49.8433829 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on LAND shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Land Securities Group from GBX 760 to GBX 730 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 14th. Panmure Gordon upgraded shares of Land Securities Group to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from GBX 424 to GBX 494 in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 725 target price on shares of Land Securities Group in a research note on Friday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Land Securities Group from GBX 425 to GBX 440 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated an “underperform” rating and issued a GBX 475 price target on shares of Land Securities Group in a report on Monday, November 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 602.33.

Land Securities Group Company Profile

At Landsec, we build and invest in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential. We are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a £12 billion portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests and positive change for our communities.