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LSEG Cancels 341,572 Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme

Story Highlights
  • LSEG repurchased 341,572 shares on 17 March 2026 as part of its buyback programme and will cancel them to manage capital structure and return cash.
  • After cancellation, LSEG will have 501,072,207 voting shares in issue, giving investors a clear basis for regulatory disclosure calculations and ownership tracking.
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LSEG Cancels 341,572 Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme

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The latest update is out from London Stock Exchange ( (GB:LSEG) ).

London Stock Exchange Group has repurchased 341,572 of its ordinary shares on 17 March 2026 as part of its ongoing share buyback programme, with prices ranging between 8,702.00p and 8,892.00p and a volume-weighted average price of 8,781.69p. All repurchased shares will be cancelled, underscoring the group’s continued use of buybacks as a tool for capital return and capital structure management.

Following cancellation, LSEG will have 501,072,207 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares and will hold 21,451,599 shares in treasury, resulting in total voting rights of 501,072,207. The updated share count clarifies the denominator shareholders should use for regulatory disclosure thresholds, providing transparency for investors and other market participants tracking their voting interests.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:LSEG) stock is a Buy with a £125.00 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 (LSEG) is a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, best known for operating the London Stock Exchange and related trading venues. The group offers capital markets, post-trade, data and analytics services to issuers, investors and other financial institutions worldwide, positioning itself as a core hub in international capital markets.

Average Trading Volume: 1,984,701

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £44.2B

For detailed information about LSEG stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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