Chesnara (CSN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chesnara (CSN.L) is a European life and pensions consolidator listed on the London Stock Exchange. It administers approximately one million policies and operates as Countrywide Assured in the UK, as The Waard Group and Scildon in the Netherlands, and as Movestic in Sweden. Following a three-pillar strategy, Chesnara’s primary responsibility is the efficient administration of its customers’ life and savings policies, ensuring good customer outcomes and providing a secure and compliant environment to protect policyholder interests. It also adds value by writing profitable new business in Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK and by undertaking value-adding acquisitions of either companies or portfolios. Consistent delivery of the Company strategy has enabled Chesnara to increase its dividend for 20 years in succession. Further details are available on the Company's website (www.chesnara.co.uk).

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 318 to 327
• 50-Day Range: 288 to 326.50
• 52-Week Range: 245.79 to 335
• Volume: 10.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £740.44 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.99%
• Price Target: GBX 349.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Chesnara Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chesnara scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chesnara is -63.58, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chesnara is -63.58, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chesnara has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CSN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Chesnara is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

8 people have searched for CSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chesnara insiders have bought 15.58% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £50,768.11 in company stock and sold £43,925.50 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.75% of the stock of Chesnara is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.78% of the stock of Chesnara is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/24/2026
• Today: 5/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Life
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: LON:CSN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.chesnara.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1772-972050
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Chesnara: GBX 349.50
• High Price Target: GBX 360
• Low Price Target: GBX 339
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (5.05)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.68
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £4.20 million
• Net Margins: -1.01%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -2.93%
• Return on Assets: 0.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 49.41
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: 38.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £897.10 million
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: GBX 7,330.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.04
• Book Value: GBX 218.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 230,609,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £740.44 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.52