Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 822.25 ($10.91) and traded as high as GBX 927.50 ($12.31). Beazley shares last traded at GBX 915.87 ($12.15), with a volume of 2,254,398 shares changing hands.
Beazley Stock Down 1.5 %
The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 874.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 823.51. The company has a market capitalization of £6.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.68.
Beazley (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 137 ($1.82) earnings per share for the quarter. Beazley had a return on equity of 32.60% and a net margin of 22.82%. Equities research analysts expect that Beazley plc will post 101.6172507 earnings per share for the current year.
Beazley Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be issued a dividend of GBX 25 ($0.33) per share. This is an increase from Beazley's previous dividend of $14.20. This represents a yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. Beazley's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.76%.
Beazley announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, March 4th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Insider Activity at Beazley
In related news, insider Adrian Cox sold 27,772 shares of Beazley stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 902 ($11.97), for a total value of £250,503.44 ($332,364.92). 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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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