Beazley (BEZ) Competitors GBX 808 -4.00 (-0.49%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades BEZ vs. JUST, PRU, LGEN, SMT, AV, AIBG, ADM, PSH, ICP, and FCITShould you be buying Beazley stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beazley include Just Group (JUST), Prudential (PRU), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Aviva (AV), AIB Group (AIBG), Admiral Group (ADM), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), and F&C Investment Trust (FCIT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Beazley vs. Just Group Prudential Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage Aviva AIB Group Admiral Group Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group F&C Investment Trust Just Group (LON:JUST) and Beazley (LON:BEZ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JUST or BEZ? 75.5% of Just Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Beazley shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Just Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Beazley shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JUST or BEZ? Beazley received 363 more outperform votes than Just Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.93% of users gave Just Group an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Beazley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJust GroupOutperform Votes32270.93% Underperform Votes13229.07% BeazleyOutperform Votes68563.90% Underperform Votes38736.10% Do analysts recommend JUST or BEZ? Just Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 135, indicating a potential downside of 16.46%. Beazley has a consensus price target of GBX 943, indicating a potential upside of 16.71%. Given Beazley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beazley is more favorable than Just Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Just Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Beazley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer JUST or BEZ? In the previous week, Beazley had 1 more articles in the media than Just Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Beazley and 1 mentions for Just Group. Just Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Beazley's score of 0.67 indicating that Just Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Just Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Beazley 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, JUST or BEZ? Just Group has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beazley has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JUST or BEZ a better dividend stock? Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Just Group pays out 2,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Beazley pays out 945.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Beazley is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is JUST or BEZ more profitable? Beazley has a net margin of 23.48% compared to Just Group's net margin of 3.11%. Beazley's return on equity of 35.99% beat Just Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Just Group3.11% 8.50% 3.30% Beazley 23.48%35.99%9.50% Which has higher earnings & valuation, JUST or BEZ? Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than Just Group. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJust Group£3.24B0.52£89M£0.091,795.56Beazley£5.60B0.91£1.31B£1.48545.95 SummaryBeazley beats Just Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsWhy Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. It might be the last retirement stock you'll ever need. But this window of opportunity is closing fast.Click here for the ticker >>> Get Beazley News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BEZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BEZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeazleyInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.07B£2.54B£3.73B£1.89BDividend Yield1.92%1.94%4.43%5.46%P/E Ratio545.95295.08418.741,843.16Price / Sales0.9164.711,744.90389,641.00Price / Cash0.502.0452.5328.69Price / Book1.251.571.372.78Net Income£1.31B£462.96M£361.47M£155.66M7 Day Performance-3.75%-1.27%-1.62%-2.01%1 Month Performance3.46%2.97%0.23%21.46%1 Year Performance52.89%23.98%9.87%29.47% Beazley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BEZBeazley1.505 of 5 starsGBX 808-0.5%GBX 943+16.7%+51.6%£5.07B£5.60B545.952,324News CoverageJUSTJust Group1.2615 of 5 starsGBX 161-0.2%GBX 135-16.1%+94.0%£1.67B£3.24B1,793.331,181PRUPrudential3.1917 of 5 starsGBX 638.80-1.4%GBX 1,285+101.2%-28.1%£17.18B£10.94B2,706.6739,900LGENLegal & General Group2.199 of 5 starsGBX 228.80-1.5%GBX 276.67+20.9%-10.1%£13.36B£12.32B4,644.0011,956SMTScottish Mortgage0.0378 of 5 starsGBX 959.60-1.3%N/A+18.8%£13.24B£-712,340,000.00-1,869.62N/ANews CoverageAVAviva1.4472 of 5 starsGBX 476.20+1.1%GBX 555.67+16.7%+5.9%£12.67B£22.64B1,035.2226,382High Trading VolumeAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 450flatN/A+33.1%£10.49B£4.82B616.4410,551News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeADMAdmiral Group1.4057 of 5 starsGBX 2,632-0.6%GBX 2,961+12.5%-2.8%£7.80B£4.12B2,020.6142,000Insider TradePSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,886-2.0%N/A+6.8%£7.15B£3.14B374.62N/ADividend IncreaseICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3261 of 5 starsGBX 2,146.57+1.6%N/A+27.3%£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579FCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,132-0.8%N/A+16.0%£5.55B£1.02B593.75N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Just Group Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Legal & General Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives Aviva Alternatives AIB Group Alternatives Admiral Group Alternatives Pershing Square Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives F&C Investment Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:BEZ) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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