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Lancashire (LRE) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 693 -1.00 (-0.14%)
As of 11:54 AM Eastern

About Lancashire Stock (LON:LRE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
691
700
50-Day Range
589
694
52-Week Range
505
700
Volume
528,022 shs
Average Volume
1.24 million shs
Market Capitalization
£1.68 billion
P/E Ratio
753.26
Dividend Yield
0.03%
Price Target
GBX 690.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lancashire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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61st Percentile Overall Score

LRE MarketRank™: 

Lancashire scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lancashire has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Lancashire is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lancashire has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Lancashire's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lancashire is 755.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lancashire is 755.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,350.13.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Lancashire has a PEG Ratio of 0.21. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lancashire has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for LRE.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lancashire pays a meaningful dividend of 2.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Lancashire is 25.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Lancashire's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for LRE.
  • News Sentiment

    Lancashire has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Lancashire this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for LRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lancashire insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £37,247 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.61% of the stock of Lancashire is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    63.43% of the stock of Lancashire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Lancashire's insider trading history.
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LRE Stock News Headlines

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LRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lancashire's stock was trading at GBX 659 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LRE shares have increased by 5.5% and is now trading at GBX 695.

Shares of LRE 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lancashire investors own include Centamin (CEY), InterDigital (IDCC), Playtech (PTEC), Stag Industrial (STAG), Tullow Oil (TLW), Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO) and Bioventix (BVXP).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Insurance - Specialty
Sub-Industry
Construction
Current Symbol
LON:LRE
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
393
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 750
Low Price Target
GBX 645
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 0.92
Trailing P/E Ratio
755.43
Forward P/E Ratio
7.01
P/E Growth
0.21
Net Income
£199.02 million
Net Margins
37.12%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
10.76%
Return on Assets
6.75%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
31.26
Current Ratio
33.62
Quick Ratio
1.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.82 billion
Price / Sales
0.92
Cash Flow
GBX 320.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.17
Book Value
GBX 613.19 per share
Price / Book
1.13

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
242,008,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.68 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.62
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This page (LON:LRE) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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