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Beazley (BEZ) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 912 +13.50 (+1.50%)
As of 12:46 PM Eastern

About Beazley Stock (LON:BEZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
893
912.50
50-Day Range
810
901.50
52-Week Range
611
925
Volume
155.13 million shs
Average Volume
7.60 million shs
Market Capitalization
£7.01 billion
P/E Ratio
5.71
Dividend Yield
1.54%
Price Target
GBX 943
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. The Digital segment underwrites various marine, contingency, and SME liability risks through digital channels, such as e-trading platforms and broker portals. The MAP Risks segment underwrites marine, portfolio underwriting and political, and contingency business. The Property Risks segment underwrites first party property risks and reinsurance business. The Specialty Risks segment underwrites liability classes, including employment practices risks and directors and officers, as well as healthcare, lawyers, and international financial institutions. It also underwrites life, health, and personal accident; and jewelry, fine art, and specie products risk insurance. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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Beazley Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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34th Percentile Overall Score

BEZ MarketRank™: 

Beazley scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Beazley has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Beazley has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Beazley's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Beazley is 5.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Beazley is 5.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.94.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Beazley has a PEG Ratio of 1.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Beazley has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BEZ.
  • Dividend Yield

    Beazley pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Beazley does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Beazley is 8.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Beazley's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BEZ.
  • News Sentiment

    Beazley has a news sentiment score of 1.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Beazley this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Beazley to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Beazley insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £250,503.44 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.31% of the stock of Beazley is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    72.50% of the stock of Beazley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Beazley's insider trading history.
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BEZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Beazley's stock was trading at GBX 816.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BEZ shares have increased by 11.7% and is now trading at GBX 912.
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Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 4th. The company reported $137.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Beazley had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.60% and a net margin of 22.82%.

Beazley's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $0 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Shares of BEZ stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Beazley investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Bank of America (BAC), B&M European Value Retail (BME) and Fevertree Drinks (FEVR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/04/2025
Record date for 5/2 Dividend
3/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/2 Dividend
3/20/2025
Today
3/27/2025
Dividend Payable
5/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Insurance - Specialty
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:BEZ
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,324
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 943
High Stock Price Target
GBX 1,000
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 870
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
5.71
Forward P/E Ratio
8.97
P/E Growth
1.57
Net Income
£1.50 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£6.57 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 1,829.12 per share
Price / Cash Flow
0.50
Book Value
GBX 620.21 per share
Price / Book
1.47

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£7.01 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.68
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This page (LON:BEZ) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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