Which has better earnings & valuation, LRE or BEZ?

Beazley has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lancashire. Lancashire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Lancashire £1.80B 0.81 £199.02M £117.00 5.15 Beazley £1.06B 7.21 £1.50B £144.80 8.91

Is LRE or BEZ more profitable?

Lancashire has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Beazley's net margin of 14.34%. Lancashire's return on equity of 21.73% beat Beazley's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lancashire 21.44% 21.73% 6.75% Beazley 14.34% 19.23% 9.50%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BEZ or JUST?

Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than Just Group. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Beazley £1.06B 7.21 £1.50B £144.80 8.91 Just Group £216M 4.51 £90.37M £6.20 15.14

Is BEZ or JUST more profitable?

Beazley has a net margin of 14.34% compared to Just Group's net margin of -3.78%. Beazley's return on equity of 19.23% beat Just Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beazley 14.34% 19.23% 9.50% Just Group -3.78% -8.84% 3.30%

Do analysts prefer BEZ or RQIH?

Beazley currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,074.17, indicating a potential downside of 16.76%. Given R&Q Insurance's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe R&Q Insurance is more favorable than Beazley. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beazley 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 R&Q Insurance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, BEZ or RQIH?

Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than R&Q Insurance. R&Q Insurance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Beazley £1.06B 7.21 £1.50B £144.80 8.91 R&Q Insurance £293.10M 0.00 -£347.90M -£0.82 N/A

Is BEZ or RQIH more profitable?

Beazley has a net margin of 14.34% compared to R&Q Insurance's net margin of -118.70%. Beazley's return on equity of 19.23% beat R&Q Insurance's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beazley 14.34% 19.23% 9.50% R&Q Insurance -118.70% -132.08% -3.50%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BEZ or PRU?

Beazley has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Prudential. Prudential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Beazley £1.06B 7.21 £1.50B £144.80 8.91 Prudential £27.39B 1.02 £827.01M £153.50 7.27

Is BEZ or PRU more profitable?

Prudential has a net margin of 14.82% compared to Beazley's net margin of 14.34%. Prudential's return on equity of 19.33% beat Beazley's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beazley 14.34% 19.23% 9.50% Prudential 14.82% 19.33% 1.23%

Do analysts recommend BEZ or AIBG?

Beazley presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,074.17, suggesting a potential downside of 16.76%. Given Beazley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Beazley is more favorable than AIB Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beazley 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 AIB Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, BEZ or AIBG?

AIB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Beazley. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AIB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Beazley £1.06B 7.21 £1.50B £144.80 8.91 AIB Group £4.57B 4.09 £2.45B £93.30 9.43

Is BEZ or AIBG more profitable?

AIB Group has a net margin of 42.24% compared to Beazley's net margin of 14.34%. Beazley's return on equity of 19.23% beat AIB Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beazley 14.34% 19.23% 9.50% AIB Group 42.24% 15.44% 1.72%

Beazley (BEZ) Competitors

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BEZ vs. LRE, JUST, RQIH, PRU, and AIBG

Should you buy Beazley stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Beazley with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Beazley include Lancashire (LRE), Just Group (JUST), R&Q Insurance (RQIH), Prudential (PRU), and AIB Group (AIBG).

How does Beazley compare to Lancashire?

Lancashire (LON:LRE) and Beazley (LON:BEZ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Beazley has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lancashire. Lancashire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lancashire	£1.80B	0.81	£199.02M	£117.00	5.15
Beazley	£1.06B	7.21	£1.50B	£144.80	8.91

In the previous week, Lancashire had 11 more articles in the media than Beazley. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lancashire and 0 mentions for Beazley. Beazley's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Lancashire's score of -0.04 indicating that Beazley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lancashire	Neutral
Beazley	Neutral

Lancashire has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Beazley's net margin of 14.34%. Lancashire's return on equity of 21.73% beat Beazley's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lancashire	21.44%	21.73%	6.75%
Beazley	14.34%	19.23%	9.50%

Lancashire currently has a consensus price target of GBX 664.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.33%. Beazley has a consensus price target of GBX 1,074.17, suggesting a potential downside of 16.76%. Given Lancashire's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Beazley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lancashire	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Beazley	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

59.7% of Lancashire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Beazley shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Lancashire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Beazley shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Lancashire pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Beazley pays out 22.3% 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. Lancashire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Lancashire has a beta of 0.462, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Beazley has a beta of 0.315, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Lancashire and Beazley tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beazley compare to Just Group?

Beazley (LON:BEZ) and Just Group (LON:JUST) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Beazley presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,074.17, suggesting a potential downside of 16.76%. Just Group has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 81.12%. Given Just Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Just Group is more favorable than Beazley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beazley	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Just Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Beazley's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Just Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Beazley	Neutral
Just Group	Neutral

Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than Just Group. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beazley	£1.06B	7.21	£1.50B	£144.80	8.91
Just Group	£216M	4.51	£90.37M	£6.20	15.14

Beazley has a net margin of 14.34% compared to Just Group's net margin of -3.78%. Beazley's return on equity of 19.23% beat Just Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beazley	14.34%	19.23%	9.50%
Just Group	-3.78%	-8.84%	3.30%

Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Beazley pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Just Group pays out 40.3% 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.

75.4% of Beazley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of Just Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Beazley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Just Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Beazley has a beta of 0.315, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Just Group has a beta of 0.909, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Beazley beats Just Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beazley compare to R&Q Insurance?

Beazley (LON:BEZ) and R&Q Insurance (LON:RQIH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than R&Q Insurance. R&Q Insurance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beazley	£1.06B	7.21	£1.50B	£144.80	8.91
R&Q Insurance	£293.10M	0.00	-£347.90M	-£0.82	N/A

Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. R&Q Insurance pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Beazley pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. R&Q Insurance pays out -243.9% 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.

Beazley currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,074.17, indicating a potential downside of 16.76%. Given R&Q Insurance's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe R&Q Insurance is more favorable than Beazley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beazley	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
R&Q Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Beazley has a beta of 0.315, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, R&Q Insurance has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Beazley's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled R&Q Insurance'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Beazley	Neutral
R&Q Insurance	Neutral

75.4% of Beazley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.2% of R&Q Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Beazley shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of R&Q Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Beazley has a net margin of 14.34% compared to R&Q Insurance's net margin of -118.70%. Beazley's return on equity of 19.23% beat R&Q Insurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beazley	14.34%	19.23%	9.50%
R&Q Insurance	-118.70%	-132.08%	-3.50%

Summary

Beazley beats R&Q Insurance on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beazley compare to Prudential?

Beazley (LON:BEZ) and Prudential (LON:PRU) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

75.4% of Beazley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Prudential shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Beazley shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Prudential shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Prudential had 6 more articles in the media than Beazley. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Prudential and 0 mentions for Beazley. Prudential's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Beazley's score of 0.00 indicating that Prudential is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Beazley	Neutral
Prudential	Positive

Beazley has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Prudential. Prudential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beazley	£1.06B	7.21	£1.50B	£144.80	8.91
Prudential	£27.39B	1.02	£827.01M	£153.50	7.27

Beazley has a beta of 0.315, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Prudential has a beta of 0.901, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Prudential pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Beazley pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prudential pays out 15.4% 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.

Prudential has a net margin of 14.82% compared to Beazley's net margin of 14.34%. Prudential's return on equity of 19.33% beat Beazley's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beazley	14.34%	19.23%	9.50%
Prudential	14.82%	19.33%	1.23%

Beazley presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,074.17, suggesting a potential downside of 16.76%. Prudential has a consensus target price of GBX 1,379, suggesting a potential upside of 23.57%. Given Prudential's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prudential is more favorable than Beazley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beazley	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Prudential	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Prudential beats Beazley on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Beazley compare to AIB Group?

Beazley (LON:BEZ) and AIB Group (LON:AIBG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

AIB Group has a net margin of 42.24% compared to Beazley's net margin of 14.34%. Beazley's return on equity of 19.23% beat AIB Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beazley	14.34%	19.23%	9.50%
AIB Group	42.24%	15.44%	1.72%

Beazley has a beta of 0.315, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AIB Group has a beta of 0.542, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Beazley presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,074.17, suggesting a potential downside of 16.76%. Given Beazley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Beazley is more favorable than AIB Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beazley	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
AIB Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. AIB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 49.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Beazley pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AIB Group pays out 52.9% 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.

75.4% of Beazley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of AIB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Beazley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AIB Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AIB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Beazley. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AIB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beazley	£1.06B	7.21	£1.50B	£144.80	8.91
AIB Group	£4.57B	4.09	£2.45B	£93.30	9.43

In the previous week, AIB Group had 4 more articles in the media than Beazley. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AIB Group and 0 mentions for Beazley. AIB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Beazley's score of 0.00 indicating that AIB Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Beazley	Neutral
AIB Group	Positive

Summary

Beazley beats AIB Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BEZ vs. The Competition

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Metric	Beazley	Insurance Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£7.63B	£19.59B	£13.63B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.94%	3.28%	5.95%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	8.91	15.50	28.66	368.29
Price / Sales	7.21	28.81	468.73	83,501.30
Price / Cash	0.50	12.48	44.50	27.89
Price / Book	2.08	9.80	3.68	7.04
Net Income	£1.50B	£1.80B	£1.31B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.19%	0.49%	4.00%	6.43%
1 Month Performance	0.19%	0.60%	-0.17%	0.02%
1 Year Performance	45.50%	13.62%	12.94%	63.72%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BEZ Beazley	1.1143 of 5 stars	GBX 1,290.50 flat	GBX 1,074.17 -16.8%	+45.5%	£7.63B	£1.06B	8.91	2,324
LRE Lancashire	3.2893 of 5 stars	GBX 654.68 -0.8%	GBX 675.17 +3.1%	-3.2%	£1.59B	£1.88B	5.60	393	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
JUST Just Group	N/A	GBX 93.86 +0.5%	GBX 195 +107.8%	-55.4%	£974.93M	£216M	15.14	1,181
RQIH R&Q Insurance	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£280K	£293.10M	N/A	330
PRU Prudential	4.3071 of 5 stars	GBX 1,092.50 +1.5%	GBX 1,379 +26.2%	+19.2%	£27.25B	£27.39B	7.12	39,900

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