IG Group Buys Back More Shares, Lifts Treasury Stock to Over 21 Million

IG Group Holdings ( (GB:IGG) ) has provided an announcement.

IG Group Holdings has continued its ongoing share buyback programme, purchasing 127,231 of its own ordinary shares on 23 December 2025 from Morgan Stanley & Co. International at a volume-weighted average price of 1,305.66 pence per share. The company will hold these shares in treasury, bringing its treasury stock to 21,105,331 shares and leaving 340,452,537 ordinary shares in issue, with total buybacks since early September reaching 8,003,094 shares at a cost of about £88.7 million, underscoring management’s continued capital-return strategy and potentially enhancing earnings per share for existing investors.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:IGG) stock is a Hold with a £1250.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on IG Group Holdings stock, see the GB:IGG Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:IGG Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:IGG is a Outperform.

IG Group Holdings exhibits strong technical indicators and an attractive valuation, which are the most significant factors driving the score. The company’s solid financial performance, despite some challenges in revenue and cash flow growth, supports its stability. The ongoing share buyback program further enhances shareholder value, reflecting positively on the company’s strategic management.

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More about IG Group Holdings

IG Group Holdings plc is a UK-based online trading and investments company, best known for providing leveraged trading products such as contracts for difference (CFDs) and spread betting, as well as share dealing and other investment services to retail and professional clients in global financial markets.

Average Trading Volume: 980,092

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £4.43B

See more data about IGG stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.