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Legal & General (LGEN): news on Friday 23 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Friday morning, 23 October 2026.
Tone of the day
+0.8neutral
+0.8
Relevant headlines3
Stories3
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage was mixed: the shares reached a new 52-week high, but Citi kept its Sell rating despite raising its target, and one opinion piece was bearish on the outlook.
What drove it
- 52-week high
- Citi Sell rating
- bearish opinion
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Oct | +7.5 | 1 |
| Mon 19 Oct | +4.8 | 3 |
| Tue 20 Oct | +4.8 | 2 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +7.2 | 6 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +6.7 | 5 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +0.8 | 3 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +1.3 | 1 |
| Sun 25 Oct | +7.0 | 1 |
| Mon 26 Oct | +0.7 | 2 |
3 stories · 3 headlines · strongest first
Insurance on 23 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | Headline and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal & General hits new 52-week high +10.01 headline today · MarketBeat reports L&G shares hit a new 52-week high. | ||
| +10.0 | Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Hits New 52-Week High - Here's WhyShares hit a new 52-week high, a positive share price move. | |
| Prediction piece on Legal & General shares −0.31 headline today · 2 in all · The Twelfth Magpie offers a negative prediction on L&G shares. | ||
| −7.5 | Prediction: the future for Legal & General shares looks ugly!Opinion piece predicting a poor outlook for the shares. | |
| Citi raises Legal & General target to 248p, keeps Sell −3.31 headline today · Citi raised its target to 248p while keeping a Sell rating. | ||
| −3.3 | Citi raises target for Legal & General stock to GBp 248 but keeps SellCiti raises target but keeps Sell rating; target implies limited upside. | |
Each headline has its own score; the links go to the publisher.
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