Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 816.92 ($10.69) and traded as high as GBX 859.50 ($11.25). Beazley shares last traded at GBX 821.50 ($10.75), with a volume of 3,902,759 shares changing hands.
Beazley Trading Up 1.0 %
The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 870.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 820.44. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.68.
Beazley (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 137 ($1.79) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Beazley had a net margin of 22.82% and a return on equity of 32.60%. On average, analysts predict that Beazley plc will post 101.6172507 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Beazley Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a GBX 25 ($0.33) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. This is a boost from Beazley's previous dividend of $14.20. Beazley's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.76%.
Beazley declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, March 4th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Buying and Selling at Beazley
In other news, insider Adrian Cox sold 27,772 shares of Beazley stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 902 ($11.80), for a total transaction of £250,503.44 ($327,755.38). Insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.
About Beazley
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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.
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