LSEG Cancels Over One Million Shares After Latest Buyback Tranche
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The latest update is out from London Stock Exchange ( (GB:LSEG) ).
London Stock Exchange Group has continued its previously announced share buyback, repurchasing just over one million ordinary shares between 13 and 17 April 2026 via Goldman Sachs International at volume‑weighted average prices mostly in the low‑to‑mid £90s. The company plans to cancel these shares, reducing its free float to 495.3 million shares in issue and maintaining 21.5 million in treasury, which will slightly enhance earnings per share and adjust the base for calculating shareholder voting rights and disclosure thresholds under UK market rules.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:LSEG) stock is a Buy with a £115.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on London Stock Exchange stock, see the GB:LSEG Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on LSEG Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, LSEG is a Outperform.
The score is driven primarily by solid underlying financial performance (strong revenue growth and operating margins) and a positive earnings outlook with margin expansion, free-cash-flow targets, and substantial buybacks. These positives are tempered by premium valuation, mixed cash-flow stability in the latest period, and technical signals that suggest short-term strength but less favorable long-term trend positioning.
To see Spark’s full report on LSEG stock, click here.
More about London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange Group plc is a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, operating exchanges, clearing, post‑trade and analytics services that support capital formation and trading activity. The group serves issuers, investors and financial institutions worldwide through its trading venues, benchmark indices, and market data and analytics platforms.
Average Trading Volume: 2,230,941
Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy
Current Market Cap: £45.76B
For an in-depth examination of LSEG stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.
