LSEG Cancels 239,925 Shares After Latest Buyback Transaction

London Stock Exchange ( (GB:LSEG) ) just unveiled an update.

London Stock Exchange Group has repurchased 239,925 of its ordinary shares on 30 January 2026 as part of its previously announced share buyback programme, paying an average price of 8,165.66 pence per share, with transactions executed by Citigroup Global Markets on the London Stock Exchange and Turquoise. The company intends to cancel all of the repurchased shares, leaving 507,511,909 shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and 21,451,599 shares held in treasury, a change that reduces the free float and confirms the new total voting rights figure for shareholders and other market participants to use for regulatory disclosure purposes.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:LSEG) stock is a Buy with a £132.00 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 GB:LSEG Stock

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

The London Stock Exchange Group’s strong financial performance and strategic corporate events, such as share buybacks and partnerships, are significant positives. However, technical indicators suggest bearish momentum, and the high P/E ratio indicates potential overvaluation.

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More about London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, best known for operating the London Stock Exchange and associated trading venues. It offers listing, trading, post-trade and data services to issuers, investors and other market participants worldwide, playing a central role in capital formation and securities trading across multiple asset classes.

Average Trading Volume: 1,454,160

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: £41.11B

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