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Beazley plcLSE:BEZ Stock Report

Market Cap UK£4.8b
Share Price
UK£7.84
My Fair Value
UK£10
23.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y4.4%
7D-14.0%
Portfolio Value
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Beazley plc

LSE:BEZ Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£4.8b

Beazley (BEZ) Stock Overview

Provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. More details

BEZ fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation6/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends3/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Beazley
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£7.84
52 Week HighUK£9.84
52 Week LowUK£7.28
Beta0.50
1 Month Change-14.32%
3 Month Change-14.69%
1 Year Change4.39%
3 Year Change35.41%
5 Year Change83.78%
Change since IPO905.13%

Recent News & Updates

Insufficient Growth At Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Hampers Share Price

Jul 19
Insufficient Growth At Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Hampers Share Price

Do Beazley's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

May 26
Do Beazley's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Improved Earnings Required Before Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Shares Find Their Feet

Apr 02
Improved Earnings Required Before Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Shares Find Their Feet

Recent updates

Insufficient Growth At Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Hampers Share Price

Jul 19
Insufficient Growth At Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Hampers Share Price

Do Beazley's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

May 26
Do Beazley's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Improved Earnings Required Before Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Shares Find Their Feet

Apr 02
Improved Earnings Required Before Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Shares Find Their Feet
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Increasing Cyber Threats Will Drive Up Costs And Reduce Future Net Margins

Competitive market conditions and expected pricing softening may pressure Beazley’s margins and future earnings growth.

Beazley (LON:BEZ) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 07
Beazley (LON:BEZ) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Beazley (LON:BEZ) Passed With Ease

Dec 10
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Beazley (LON:BEZ) Passed With Ease

Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Nov 13
Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Beazley (LON:BEZ) Passed With Ease

Aug 22
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Beazley (LON:BEZ) Passed With Ease

Shareholder Returns

BEZGB InsuranceGB Market
7D-14.0%0.5%-0.1%
1Y4.4%29.7%16.4%

Return vs Industry: BEZ underperformed the UK Insurance industry which returned 28.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BEZ underperformed the UK Market which returned 16.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BEZ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BEZ volatility
BEZ Average Weekly Movement4.4%
Insurance Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.6%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: BEZ has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: BEZ's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19862,419Adrian Coxwww.beazley.com

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 Risks segment underwrites cyber and technology risks.

Beazley plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Beazley's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BEZ fundamental statistics
Market capUK£4.76b
Earnings (TTM)UK£725.71m
Revenue (TTM)UK£4.38b
6.6x
P/E Ratio
1.1x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BEZ income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$5.91b
Cost of RevenueUS$3.86b
Gross ProfitUS$2.05b
Other ExpensesUS$1.07b
EarningsUS$979.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.61
Gross Margin34.62%
Net Profit Margin16.57%
Debt/Equity Ratio12.1%

How did BEZ perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.0%
Current Dividend Yield
20%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/19 05:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/19 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Beazley plc is covered by 36 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ivan BokhmatBarclays
Michael ChristodoulouBerenberg
Alexander MackenzieBNP Paribas Exane