Investing.com - Legal & General reported on Wednesday second quarter earnings that missed analysts' forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations.
Legal & General announced earnings per share of £0.04 on revenue of £4.45B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of £14.65 on revenue of £22,964M.
Legal & General shares are down 26% from the beginning of the year and are trading at £223.00 , down-from-52-week-high.They are under-performing the STOXX 600 which is down 12.19% from the start of the year.
Legal & General follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Legal & General's report follows an earnings missed by HSBC on Monday, who reported EPS of £0.01 on revenue of £10.09B, compared to forecasts EPS of £0.07 on revenue of £10.64B.
London Stock Exchange had missed expectations on July 31 with second quarter EPS of £0.64 on revenue of £620M, compared to forecast for EPS of £118.60 on revenue of £515M.
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