BEZ Stock Overview
Provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£8.93 |
| 52 Week High | UK£9.45 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£6.11 |
| Beta | 0.48 |
| 1 Month Change | -1.22% |
| 3 Month Change | 7.46% |
| 1 Year Change | 32.00% |
| 3 Year Change | 83.52% |
| 5 Year Change | 140.57% |
| Change since IPO | 1,044.87% |
Recent News & Updates
Improved Earnings Required Before Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Shares Find Their Feet
Apr 02
Increasing Cyber Threats Will Drive Up Costs And Reduce Future Net Margins
Mar 09 Competitive market conditions and expected pricing softening may pressure Beazley’s margins and future earnings growth.Recent updates
Improved Earnings Required Before Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Shares Find Their Feet
Apr 02Increasing Cyber Threats Will Drive Up Costs And Reduce Future Net Margins
Mar 09 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 07We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Beazley (LON:BEZ) Passed With Ease
Dec 10Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market
Nov 13We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Beazley (LON:BEZ) Passed With Ease
Aug 22Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Jul 26Shareholder Returns
| BEZ | GB Insurance | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| 1Y | 32.0% | 15.2% | -0.4% |
Return vs Industry: BEZ exceeded the UK Insurance industry which returned 15.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BEZ exceeded the UK Market which returned -0.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BEZ volatility | |
|---|---|
| BEZ Average Weekly Movement | 4.6% |
| Insurance Industry Average Movement | 4.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.2% |
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 (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2,419 | Adrian Cox | www.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
| BEZ fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£5.53b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£852.37m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£4.46b |
6.5x
P/E Ratio1.2x
P/S RatioIs BEZ overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BEZ income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$5.91b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$3.68b |
| Gross Profit | US$2.23b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.10b |
| Earnings | US$1.13b |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.82 |
| Gross Margin | 37.70% |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.12% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 12.5% |
How did BEZ perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.7%
Current Dividend Yield18%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/14 15:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Beazley plc is covered by 36 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ivan Bokhmat | Barclays |
| Tryfonas Spyrou | Berenberg |
| Alexander Mackenzie | BNP Paribas Exane |