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Beazley (BEZ) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 787.02 +0.02 (+0.00%)
As of 08/29/2025 12:14 PM Eastern

About Beazley Stock (LON:BEZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
783.50
789.50
50-Day Range
778.96
945
52-Week Range
727.70
983.50
Volume
4.01 million shs
Average Volume
4.18 million shs
Market Capitalization
£4.79 billion
P/E Ratio
461.86
Dividend Yield
0.02%
Price Target
GBX 1,075
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Beazley Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

BEZ MarketRank™: 

Beazley scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Beazley has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Beazley has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of Beazley is 461.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Beazley is 461.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,695.82.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Beazley has a PEG Ratio of 1.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Beazley has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. 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 BEZ.
  • Dividend Yield

    Beazley pays a meaningful dividend of 3.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Beazley is 10.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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

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

    Beazley has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 1.10 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Beazley this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Beazley to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Beazley insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £277,165.46 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.68% of the stock of Beazley is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.41% of the stock of Beazley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Beazley's insider trading history.
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BEZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Beazley's stock was trading at GBX 816.50 at the start of the year. Since then, BEZ stock has decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at GBX 787.02.

Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 4th. The company reported $137.00 EPS for the quarter. Beazley had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.60% and a net margin of 22.82%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Beazley's Board of Directors authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $0 in shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Shares of BEZ 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 Beazley investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Bank of America (BAC), B&M European Value Retail (BME) and Fevertree Drinks (FEVR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/04/2025
Today
8/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Insurance - Specialty
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:BEZ
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,324
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,150
Low Price Target
GBX 1,000
Potential Upside/Downside
+36.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 1.70
Trailing P/E Ratio
461.86
Forward P/E Ratio
7.74
P/E Growth
1.57
Net Income
£1.50 billion
Net Margins
22.82%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
32.60%
Return on Assets
9.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
13.12
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
6.45

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.16 billion
Price / Sales
4.14
Cash Flow
GBX 1,578.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow
0.50
Book Value
GBX 620.21 per share
Price / Book
1.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
608,699,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£4.79 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.68
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This page (LON:BEZ) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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