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London Stock Exchange Group sees upgrade by RBC ahead of results

The bourse has seen its share price rise more than 30 per cent in the last 12 months

A sign outside the London Stock Exchange Group(Image: PA)

Analysts have raised their ratings for London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) ahead of the company's full-year results scheduled for next week, with expectations that a new share buyback initiative might be unveiled.

In a research note released today, experts at RBC Capital Markets elevated LSEG's price objective from 11,600p to an optimistic 12,500p, as reported by .

Currently trading at around 11,680p, the stock has climbed over 32% in the past twelve months.

"Despite strong recent performance, we believe the shares are well positioned to perform over 2025, with earnings per share growth and re-rating potential both serving as potential drivers," commented RBC analyst Ben Bathurst.

Further propelling the favourable outlook is the anticipated deregulation and global uncertainty since Donald Trump’s ascension to the US presidency, situations which Bathurst noted tend to increase reliance on comprehensive market data.

Amid persistent unease about the number of entities delisting from the London Stock Exchange, the institution earns a mere fraction, less than four percent of its gross profits, from equities trade.

Income from bonds and derivatives now generate more than fivefold the £180m accrued from stock dealings throughout the initial nine months of 2024.

Even so, tensions regarding the traditional trading floor's viability have escalated to such an extent that key investors in LSEG are advocating for the organisation to divest its historic trading platform and reinvent itself as a technology enterprise.