Lloyds Stock Soars 50% in 2025, Hits Decade High – Can It Survive £2bn Scandal?
Lloyds Banking Group shares hit 10-year highs near 85p after surging 50% in 2025, far outpacing the FTSE-100. Q3 profit fell 36% to £1.17bn after an £800m provision for car-finance mis-selling, bringing total scandal costs to £1.95bn. The bank resumed dividends (yielding ~4%) and is running a £2bn buyback. Lloyds trades at 12–13× forward earnings, above peers, with analysts’ 12-month target averaging 93p.