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Beazley (LON:BEZ) Hits New 1-Year High - Here's What Happened

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Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 858.50 ($10.65) and last traded at GBX 856.50 ($10.62), with a volume of 2492043 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 836.50 ($10.38).

Beazley Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 6.45, a current ratio of 21.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.99. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 819.87 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 773.14. The stock has a market cap of £5.38 billion, a PE ratio of 579.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.68.

Insider Transactions at Beazley

In other news, insider John Reizenstein purchased 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 736 ($9.13) per share, with a total value of £36,800 ($45,646.24). Corporate insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

Beazley Company Profile

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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.

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