FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Legal & General / 3 October 2026
Legal & General (LGEN): news on Saturday 3 October 2026
+2.0 slightly positive
Coverage was mildly positive, with a small Citi target increase, an insider share purchase and a new European asset management MD. A report of cuts to the venture capital team was the main negative.
What drove it
- Citi target increase
- insider buying
- venture capital team cuts
The 9 stories
- −5.0 Exclusive: L&G cuts venture capital team
L&G cutting its venture capital team. - +5.0 L&G, Taurus Investment break ground at Concord development site
L&G development project breaking ground in Concord. - +4.2 Citi raises target for Legal & General stock from 245 to 248 GBp
Citi raises price target slightly on L&G. - +3.3 L&G names MD for European asset management business
L&G appoints managing director for European asset management. - +3.3 Meet the UK dividend stock that’s 15 times more ‘popular’ than SpaceX
Positive popularity framing of L&G as dividend stock. - +2.0 Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Stock: Insider Andrew Kail Buys 76 Shares
Insider share purchase, small but mildly confident signal. - +0.8 Legal & General Group Investors Were Backing The Harder Case
Investor commentary piece on L&G, mildly positive framing. - +0.8 Is the 7.67% yield on Legal & General shares too good to be true?
High yield piece questions sustainability but notes attraction. - +0.8 Legal & General CFO Reports Share Purchase Under Employee Plan
CFO routine employee plan share purchase, minor.
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