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LSEG Cancels Over 1 Million Shares in Ongoing Buyback Programme

Story Highlights
  • LSEG repurchased over 1.06 million ordinary shares as part of its ongoing share buyback programme.
  • After cancelling these shares, LSEG set total voting rights at about 491.95 million shares for disclosure purposes.
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LSEG Cancels Over 1 Million Shares in Ongoing Buyback Programme

Meet Samuel – Your Personal Investing Prophet

London Stock Exchange ( (GB:LSEG) ) has provided an announcement.

London Stock Exchange Group plc has continued its ongoing share buyback programme, purchasing a total of 1,064,409 ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange between 5 and 8 May 2026 through Goldman Sachs International. The company intends to cancel these repurchased shares, reducing the number of shares in circulation and potentially enhancing earnings per share for remaining investors.

Following the cancellation, LSEG will have 491,952,435 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 21,451,599 shares held in treasury, establishing the company’s new total voting rights at 491,952,435. This updated figure is significant for shareholders and other market participants, as it serves as the reference denominator for regulatory disclosures under the UK’s transparency and market abuse framework.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:LSEG) stock is a Buy with a £136.00 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 company, providing trading venues, clearing and settlement services, market data and analytics to issuers, investors and financial institutions worldwide. Its diversified business spans capital markets, post-trade services and information solutions, with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Average Trading Volume: 2,106,986

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £44.43B

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

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