Shares of Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 801.35 ($10.37) and traded as high as GBX 904.50 ($11.70). Beazley shares last traded at GBX 872 ($11.28), with a volume of 2,455,595 shares trading hands.
Beazley Trading Up 1.5 %
The company has a market cap of £6.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.68. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 842.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 801.94.
Beazley (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 137 ($1.77) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Beazley had a net margin of 22.82% and a return on equity of 32.60%. On average, analysts predict that Beazley plc will post 101.6172507 EPS for the current year.
Beazley announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Activity at Beazley
In other Beazley news, insider Adrian Cox sold 27,772 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 902 ($11.67), for a total value of £250,503.44 ($324,024.63). 2.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Beazley
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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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