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Beazley LSE:BEZ Stock Report

Last Price

UK£8.08

Market Cap

UK£5.1b

7D

-3.8%

1Y

52.9%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

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
Valuation5/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance6/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends2/6

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Beazley plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Beazley
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£8.08
52 Week HighUK£8.46
52 Week LowUK£4.94
Beta0.69
1 Month Change7.88%
3 Month Change5.35%
1 Year Change52.89%
3 Year Change80.60%
5 Year Change43.14%
Change since IPO935.90%

Recent News & Updates

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

Recent updates

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

Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Jul 26
Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

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

May 06
Do Beazley's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Apr 09
Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

What You Can Learn From Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) P/E

Dec 27
What You Can Learn From Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) P/E

Shareholder Returns

BEZGB InsuranceGB Market
7D-3.8%-2.8%-2.6%
1Y52.9%-5.1%2.7%

Return vs Industry: BEZ exceeded the UK Insurance industry which returned -5.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BEZ exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BEZ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BEZ volatility
BEZ Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Insurance Industry Average Movement4.3%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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 (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19862,324Adrian 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 Risk 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£5.09b
Earnings (TTM)UK£1.04b
Revenue (TTM)UK£4.45b

4.9x

P/E Ratio

1.1x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BEZ income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$5.60b
Cost of RevenueUS$3.15b
Gross ProfitUS$2.44b
Other ExpensesUS$1.13b
EarningsUS$1.31b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.09
Gross Margin43.64%
Net Profit Margin23.48%
Debt/Equity Ratio13.3%

How did BEZ perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.7%

Current Dividend Yield

9%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 02:59
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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 here.

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Analyst Sources

Beazley plc is covered by 39 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
Tryfonas SpyrouBerenberg
Dominic O'MahonyBNP Paribas Exane