Beazley (LON:BEZ) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Beazley’s stock crossed above its 200‑day moving average
• The analyst consensus is a "Moderate Buy" (five Buys, one Hold) with a consensus price target of GBX 1,074.17, though Citigroup cut the rating to Neutral while raising its target to GBX 1,280.
• Insider activity shows significant recent selling—104,166 shares sold in the last 90 days (including 77,032 by Adrian Cox) while one insider bought 141 shares; insiders own 1.74% of the stock.

Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,050.82 and traded as high as GBX 1,276. Beazley shares last traded at GBX 1,276, with a volume of 3,124,995 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Citigroup cut shares of Beazley to a "neutral" rating and increased their target price for the company from GBX 1,025 to GBX 1,280 in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,074.17.

Beazley Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,269.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,050.82. The company has a market capitalization of £7.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.81, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.29.

Insider Activity at Beazley

In other Beazley news, insider Paul Bantick purchased 141 shares of Beazley stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,272 per share, with a total value of £1,793.52. Also, insider Adrian Cox sold 77,032 shares of Beazley stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,289, for a total value of £992,942.48. Insiders sold a total of 104,166 shares of company stock valued at $134,261,200 over the last ninety days. 1.74% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Beazley Company Profile

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.

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