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title: "LSEG Buys Back 339,047 Shares and Updates Voting Rights"
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description: "London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has repurchased 339,047 shares at an average price of 8,839.25p as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The company plans to cancel these shares, which will reduce the total shares in issue to 497,274,776 and maintain voting rights at the same number. Analysts rate LSEG stock as a Buy with a £110.00 price target, citing strong financial performance and positive earnings outlook, despite some concerns over valuation and cash-flow stability."
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# LSEG Buys Back 339,047 Shares and Updates Voting Rights

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An update from London Stock Exchange ( (GB:LSEG) ) is now available.

London Stock Exchange Group has continued its share buyback programme with the purchase of 339,047 ordinary shares on 1 April 2026 from Morgan Stanley, paying a volume-weighted average price of 8,839.25p within a range between 8,742.00p and 8,920.00p. The company intends to cancel all of these repurchased shares, signalling an ongoing capital management strategy that returns value to shareholders and may enhance earnings per share.

Following the latest cancellation, LSEG will have 497,274,776 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares and will hold 21,451,599 shares in treasury, setting the company’s total voting rights at 497,274,776. This updated share capital and voting rights figure provides an important reference point for investors and other stakeholders when assessing ownership thresholds and disclosure obligations under UK transparency rules.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:LSEG) stock is a Buy with a £110.00 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 listing, trading, post-trade, and data and analytics services to issuers, investors, and intermediaries, with a broad international customer base across capital markets.

**Average Trading Volume:** 2,157,232

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Buy

**Current Market Cap:** £43.99B

See more insights into LSEG stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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