London, June 16, 2026, 13:08 BST
- LSEG was up on Tuesday, with AJ Bell quoting 9,144p to sell and 9,148p to buy. The shares closed at 9,120p. That’s up 0.26%. AJ Bell
- FTSE 100 in London rose 0.6%. Financials and industrials were up, while weaker oil prices gave support to risk assets. Reuters
- LSEG will post interim numbers for the six months ended June 30 on July 30. LSEG
London Stock Exchange Group plc inched higher on Tuesday, without any fresh developments from the company. Shares added 24p to trade at 9,148p late in the session, according to AJ Bell, after hitting a day high of 9,162p. LSEG’s market value is about £44.5 billion. Hargreaves Lansdown was quoting LSEG at 9,148p to sell and 9,152p to buy. AJ Bell
LSEG shares are up as investors rethink how much to pay for financial-data firms in the AI age. Reuters reported last week that LSEG has recovered after AI-driven worries knocked the stock. Now the market is debating whether large language models really hurt LSEG’s pricing power in its data business. UBS has removed LSEG from its list of names considered vulnerable to AI risk. Deutsche Bank’s Benjamin Goy told Reuters, “It’s actually pretty cheap compared to other data companies.” Reuters
LSEG bulls cite the company’s April trading update. Total income, excluding recoveries, rose 9.8% organically and at constant currency in the first quarter. Markets income gained 15.5%. FTSE Russell posted an 8.8% increase, while Data & Analytics was up 5.1%. “A great start to 2026,” CEO David Schwimmer said. LSEG left its full-year revenue growth target in the upper half of the 6.5% to 7.5% range. LSEG
Some in the market aren’t sold yet. UBS analyst Michael Werner told Reuters, “There is still a ‘show me’ story” on AI, and investors want to see evidence that usage turns into actual paid revenue. On top of that, there’s regulation. Reuters reported earlier this month that LSEG is pushing back against parts of a UK trading-data shakeup, including the consolidated equities tape, which could change how market data is distributed. Reuters
LSEG shares aren’t seen as low-risk, but analysts are mostly positive. The consensus of 15 external models is 16 buys, no holds or sells, with a 12,131p target versus a 9,186p May close. That suggests upside. Still, bulls want to see LSEG hit its revenue and margin goals and want proof AI will boost data distribution, not threaten it. The July 30 interim results are next. LSEG
