the motley fool (uk)

Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) shares have been languishing for the past five years. But that helps boost the forecast dividend yield to a lofty 8%. Sentiment’s clearly been against the stock, though it could be changing. The company’s big in investment management. And that’s the kind of business that can hurt in tough economic times. But I’m struck by the stock’s response to the current Middle East crisis. Even at the worst of the dip in March, Legal & General shares only fell back to where they were in late 2025. And as talks with Iran are under way — even tentatively — the share price is back