FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Legal & General / 6 October 2026

Legal & General (LGEN): news on Tuesday 6 October 2026

+4.0 positive

Coverage was mostly investor commentary on Legal & General's shares, with talk of popularity and a possible rise to 400p. The ongoing buyback and a flat share price added little change to the picture.

What drove it

share price commentary
share buyback
dividend appeal

The 5 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+6.7 I’ve never seen Legal & General shares this popular! Yahoo Finance UK
Shares described as unusually popular with investors
+5.0 Could the Legal & General share price hit 400p? Here’s what I’m expecting Yahoo Finance UK
Commentary on possible share price rise to 400p
+2.5 Legal & General Cancels Nearly 16 Million Shares in Ongoing Buyback TipRanks
Ongoing buyback continues, mildly supportive of shareholder returns
+1.7 9.76% yield! Meet the most generous dividend stock on the FTSE 100, and it’s not Legal & General Yahoo Finance UK
Mentioned as a high-yield benchmark, though another stock is the focus
0.0 Legal & General stock after-hours at EUR 3.45: plus 0.00 percent versus the prior close AD HOC NEWS
Flat after-hours share price, no change

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