Chesnara (CSN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chesnara (CSN.L) is a European life and pensions consolidator listed on the London Stock Exchange. It administers approximately one million policies and operates as Countrywide Assured in the UK, as The Waard Group and Scildon in the Netherlands, and as Movestic in Sweden. Following a three-pillar strategy, Chesnara’s primary responsibility is the efficient administration of its customers’ life and savings policies, ensuring good customer outcomes and providing a secure and compliant environment to protect policyholder interests. It also adds value by writing profitable new business in Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK and by undertaking value-adding acquisitions of either companies or portfolios. Consistent delivery of the Company strategy has enabled Chesnara to increase its dividend for 20 years in succession. Further details are available on the Company's website (www.chesnara.co.uk).

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 279 to 286
• 50-Day Range: 251.50 to 301
• 52-Week Range: 238 to 304.50
• Volume: 337,918 shs
• Average Volume: 393,289 shs
• Market Capitalization: £430.03 million
• P/E Ratio: 103.08
• Dividend Yield: 8.49%
• Price Target: GBX 326.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Chesnara Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chesnara scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Chesnara has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chesnara has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chesnara is 102.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chesnara is 102.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chesnara has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CSN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Chesnara is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.28%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Chesnara does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Chesnara is 875.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CSN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Chesnara has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.05 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Chesnara this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chesnara insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £338,708.76 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.47% of the stock of Chesnara is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.25% of the stock of Chesnara is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CSN shares performed this year?

Chesnara's stock was trading at GBX 264.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CSN shares have increased by 6.2% and is now trading at GBX 280.95.

How were Chesnara's earnings last quarter?

Chesnara plc (LON:CSN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 28th. The company reported ($6.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Chesnara had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.21% and a net margin of 1.02%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Chesnara?

Shares of CSN stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Chesnara own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chesnara investors own include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), Babcock International Group (BAB), boohoo group (BOO), Glencore (GLEN), GSK (GSK), Aviva (AV) and Avast (AVST).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/28/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Life
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: LON:CSN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.chesnara.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1772-972050
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Chesnara: GBX 326.50
• High Price Target: GBX 333
• Low Price Target: GBX 320
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 2.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 103.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £4.20 million
• Net Margins: 1.02%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.21%
• Return on Assets: 0.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 62.42
• Current Ratio: 2.55
• Quick Ratio: 38.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £412.72 million
• Price / Sales: 1.04
• Cash Flow: GBX 6,452.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.04
• Book Value: GBX 218.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 152,156,954
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £430.03 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44