Beazley (LON:BEZ) Sets New 52-Week High - Still a Buy?

Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 832 ($10.50) and last traded at GBX 832 ($10.50), with a volume of 1274506 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 815.50 ($10.29).

Beazley Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £5.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 567.23, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 778.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 732.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.99, a quick ratio of 6.45 and a current ratio of 21.78.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Fiona Muldoon acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 779 ($9.83) per share, for a total transaction of £77,900 ($98,321.34). Also, insider John Reizenstein acquired 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 736 ($9.29) per share, with a total value of £36,800 ($46,447.05). 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Beazley Company Profile

Beazley plc provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Cyber Risks, Digital, MAP Risks, Property Risks, and Specialty Risks segments. The Cyber Risk segment underwrites cyber and technology risks.