Beazley (BEZ) Competitors GBX 886.50 -7.00 (-0.78%) As of 05/2/2025 11:46 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BEZ vs. LRE, JUST, RQIH, PRU, AV, LGEN, AIBG, SMT, BIRG, and ADMShould you be buying Beazley stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beazley include Lancashire (LRE), Just Group (JUST), R&Q Insurance (RQIH), Prudential (PRU), Aviva (AV), Legal & General Group (LGEN), AIB Group (AIBG), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), and Admiral Group (ADM). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Beazley vs. Lancashire Just Group R&Q Insurance Prudential Aviva Legal & General Group AIB Group Scottish Mortgage Bank of Ireland Group Admiral Group Lancashire (LON:LRE) and Beazley (LON:BEZ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, LRE or BEZ? Lancashire has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beazley has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LRE or BEZ a better dividend stock? Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Lancashire pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Beazley pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media refer more to LRE or BEZ? In the previous week, Lancashire had 1 more articles in the media than Beazley. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lancashire and 1 mentions for Beazley. Lancashire's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Beazley'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lancashire 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Beazley 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LRE or BEZ? Beazley received 351 more outperform votes than Lancashire when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.90% of users gave Beazley an outperform vote while only 44.53% of users gave Lancashire an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLancashireOutperform Votes33444.53% Underperform Votes41655.47% BeazleyOutperform Votes68563.90% Underperform Votes38736.10% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LRE or BEZ? Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than Lancashire. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lancashire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLancashire£536.12M3.23£199.02M£52.4910.95Beazley£6.57B1.04£1.50B£159.745.55 Do analysts rate LRE or BEZ? Lancashire currently has a consensus target price of GBX 770, suggesting a potential upside of 33.91%. Beazley has a consensus target price of GBX 962.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.57%. Given Lancashire's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Beazley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lancashire 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Beazley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in LRE or BEZ? 60.5% of Lancashire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Beazley shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Lancashire shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Beazley shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is LRE or BEZ more profitable? Lancashire has a net margin of 37.12% compared to Beazley's net margin of 22.82%. Beazley's return on equity of 32.60% beat Lancashire's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lancashire37.12% 10.76% 6.75% Beazley 22.82%32.60%9.50% SummaryBeazley beats Lancashire on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Beazley News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BEZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BEZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeazleyInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£6.81B£2.94B£3.89B£2.64BDividend Yield1.71%1.22%4.16%4.81%P/E Ratio5.555.6012.81134.69Price / Sales1.04120.491,712.66243,619.17Price / Cash0.502.0450.5128.38Price / Book1.431.483.434.53Net Income£1.50B£474.99M£1.18B£5.91B7 Day Performance-0.02%0.07%1.09%3.28%1 Month Performance0.11%5.66%9.38%8.75%1 Year Performance40.83%7.48%12.38%26.51% Beazley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BEZBeazley1.0965 of 5 starsGBX 886.50-0.8%GBX 962.50+8.6%+40.8%£6.81B£6.57B5.552,324LRELancashire3.4227 of 5 starsGBX 558-1.6%GBX 788.75+41.4%-3.5%£1.68B£536.12M10.63393News CoverageJUSTJust Group2.3204 of 5 starsGBX 138.40+2.4%GBX 170+22.8%+31.7%£1.45B£2.66B16.101,181RQIHR&Q InsuranceN/AN/AN/AN/A£280,000.00£293.10M-0.09330PRUPrudential2.8688 of 5 starsGBX 803.60+0.3%GBX 1,188+47.8%+8.3%£26.44B£10.35B40.1439,900AVAviva1.6957 of 5 starsGBX 543.80+0.9%GBX 585.67+7.7%+20.3%£14.61B£37.44B11.2126,382High Trading VolumeLGENLegal & General Group2.3227 of 5 starsGBX 237.90+0.1%GBX 267+12.2%-1.3%£13.94B£47.90B43.9211,956AIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 494+2.1%N/A+22.9%£13.80B£5.27B6.7510,551SMTScottish Mortgage0.7379 of 5 starsGBX 897.60-0.6%N/A+7.5%£10.98B£1.26B9.21N/ANews CoverageBIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 10.50+0.6%N/A+1.1%£10.53B£406.20B7.1210,845ADMAdmiral Group0.7226 of 5 starsGBX 3,230+0.7%N/A+20.6%£9.88B£4.54B24.6542,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lancashire Alternatives Just Group Alternatives R&Q Insurance Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Aviva Alternatives Legal & General Group Alternatives AIB Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives Bank of Ireland Group Alternatives Admiral Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BEZ) was last updated on 5/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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