Beazley (BEZ) Competitors GBX 924.72 -24.78 (-2.61%) As of 05/23/2025 11:49 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BEZ vs. LRE, JUST, RQIH, AV, AIBG, LGEN, SMT, BIRG, ADM, and PSHShould 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), Aviva (AV), AIB Group (AIBG), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Admiral Group (ADM), and Pershing Square (PSH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Beazley vs. Lancashire Just Group R&Q Insurance Aviva AIB Group Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage Bank of Ireland Group Admiral Group Pershing Square Beazley (LON:BEZ) and Lancashire (LON:LRE) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BEZ or LRE? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeazleyOutperform Votes68563.90% Underperform Votes38736.10% LancashireOutperform Votes33444.53% Underperform Votes41655.47% Do analysts rate BEZ or LRE? Beazley presently has a consensus target price of GBX 962.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.09%. Lancashire has a consensus target price of GBX 770, suggesting a potential upside of 29.63%. Given Lancashire's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Beazley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beazley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lancashire 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is BEZ or LRE a better dividend stock? Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Beazley pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lancashire pays out 34.3% 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. Is BEZ or LRE 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 Beazley22.82% 32.60% 9.50% Lancashire 37.12%10.76%6.75% Which has more volatility and risk, BEZ or LRE? Beazley has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lancashire has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BEZ or LRE? In the previous week, Beazley had 1 more articles in the media than Lancashire. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Beazley and 0 mentions for Lancashire. Beazley's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Lancashire's score of 0.00 indicating that Beazley is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Beazley Positive Lancashire Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BEZ or LRE? 72.5% of Beazley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Lancashire shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Beazley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Lancashire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BEZ or LRE? 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 RatioBeazley£6.57B1.08£1.50B£159.745.79Lancashire£536.12M3.34£199.02M£52.4911.32 SummaryBeazley beats Lancashire on 13 of the 18 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£7.11B£3.07B£5.29B£2.66BDividend Yield1.71%1.22%4.13%4.79%P/E Ratio5.795.8012.82135.59Price / Sales1.08124.841,679.50224,602.93Price / Cash0.502.0449.8328.30Price / Book1.491.541.353.89Net Income£1.50B£474.99M£1.16B£5.94B7 Day Performance1.44%0.17%-0.04%3.64%1 Month Performance2.82%2.45%10.21%24.61%1 Year Performance37.50%11.20%12.22%29.34% Beazley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BEZBeazley1.4208 of 5 starsGBX 924.72-2.6%GBX 962.50+4.1%+37.5%£7.11B£6.57B5.792,324News CoveragePositive NewsLRELancashireN/AGBX 582+1.6%GBX 770+32.3%-4.3%£1.76B£536.12M11.09393Positive NewsJUSTJust Group2.253 of 5 starsGBX 147.26+1.4%GBX 170+15.4%+34.0%£1.54B£2.66B17.131,181Positive NewsRQIHR&Q InsuranceN/AN/AN/AN/A£280,000.00£293.10M-0.09330AVAviva1.3826 of 5 starsGBX 576.40-1.2%GBX 592.50+2.8%+26.5%£15.49B£37.44B11.8826,382Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 554+6.1%N/A+24.7%£15.48B£5.27B7.5710,551LGENLegal & General Group1.5924 of 5 starsGBX 239.81+0.0%GBX 267+11.3%-3.5%£14.05B£47.90B44.2711,956News CoverageSMTScottish Mortgage1.1528 of 5 starsGBX 985.40+4.0%N/A+9.5%£12.05B£1.26B10.11N/AEarnings ReportGap UpBIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 11.48+4.5%N/A+10.0%£11.52B£406.20B7.7910,845ADMAdmiral Group0.8548 of 5 starsGBX 3,290-1.8%N/A+22.6%£10.06B£4.54B25.1142,000Positive NewsPSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,762+4.2%N/A-6.5%£8.61B£3.57B3.94N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lancashire Alternatives Just Group Alternatives R&Q Insurance Alternatives Aviva Alternatives AIB Group Alternatives Legal & General Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives Bank of Ireland Group Alternatives Admiral Group Alternatives Pershing Square 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 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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