LON:LRE Lancashire (LRE) Share Price, News & Analysis → Claim Your Complimentary Bitcoin Reward (From Crypto Swap Profits) (Ad) Free LRE Stock Alerts GBX 640.50 +25.00 (+4.06%) (As of 03/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 619.38▼ 64650-Day Range 585▼ 671.5052-Week Range 502.87▼ 690Volume563,401 shsAverage Volume675,159 shsMarket Capitalization£1.53 billionP/E Ratio621.84Dividend Yield2.50%Price TargetGBX 738.33 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades Get Lancashire alerts: Email Address Lancashire MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.50 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside15.3% UpsideGBX 738.33 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews SentimentN/AInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.1.09 out of 5 stars 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLancashire has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 738.33, Lancashire has a forecasted upside of 15.3% from its current price of GBX 640.50.Amount of Analyst CoverageLancashire has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for LRE. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLancashire pays a meaningful dividend of 2.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLancashire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Lancashire is 1,553.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LRE. Previous Next 1.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLancashire has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 0.83 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Lancashire this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lancashire insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.61% of the stock of Lancashire is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions72.11% of the stock of Lancashire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lancashire is 621.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 145.04.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lancashire is 621.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 447.04.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLancashire has a PEG Ratio of 0.21. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLancashire has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Behind the MarketsThe only AI company you should be looking atThis is the ONLY AI company you should be watching right now. No. It's not Nvidia, Intel, or Microsoft... It's a tiny biotech using proprietary AI to assist in new drug discovery at a rate 100,000 times faster than a human. This new drug discovery technique will change the market. And that's why they received a $50 million investment from an AI powerhouse.Get the stock ticker here >>> About Lancashire Stock (LON:LRE)Lancashire Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides specialty insurance and reinsurance products in London, Bermuda, and Australia. The company operates through five segments: Property and Casualty Reinsurance, Property and Casualty Insurance, Aviation, Energy, and Marine. It offers property direct and facultative, property political risk and sovereign risk, and property terrorism and political violence insurance products, as well as property reinsurance services; and aviation AV52, aviation consortium, airline hull and liability, and satellite insurance products. The company also provides marine hull, total loss only, mortgagees interests insurance, mortgagees additional perils, excess protection and indemnity, marine war, and builder's risks; and energy insurance products covering upstream, downstream and onshore operational, and upstream construction all risks business. In addition, it offers general insurance, support, insurance agent, and insurance mediation services. Lancashire Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.Read More LRE Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LRE Stock News HeadlinesMarch 12, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comLancashire's (LRE) "Buy" Rating Reiterated at Berenberg BankMarch 11, 2024 | uk.finance.yahoo.comWorld Bank to Provide Egypt With $3 Billion After IMF DealMarch 18, 2024 | Colonial Metals (Ad)Central Bank Gold Heist In ProgressWhen central banks buy gold… The rich buy right along with them. And central banks are buying at breakneck pace. Last year… 1,037 tons. Just 45 tons less than the record set two years ago.March 10, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLancashire Holdings (LON:LRE) Could Be A Buy For Its Upcoming DividendMarch 9, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comLancashire (LON:LRE) Rating Reiterated by JPMorgan Chase & Co.March 6, 2024 | bbc.co.ukLancashire Chief Constable Chris Rowley to retireFebruary 27, 2024 | bbc.co.ukSacha Hatchett appointed Lancashire Police chief constableJanuary 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCan Lancashire Holdings Limited (LON:LRE) Performance Keep Up Given Its Mixed Bag Of Fundamentals?March 18, 2024 | Prosper Trading Academy (Ad)Did you make $29,000 two days with AI options trades?What if it was possible to find options trades on autopilot… Using A.I. to find the ones with the highest profit potential… And nearly perfect win rates… You can grab your free copy of my "Ultimate Guide to A.I. Options Trading" by clicking the link below:December 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLancashire Holdings Limited's (LON:LRE) UK£68m market value fall may be overlooked by institutional investors after a year of 6.5% returnsDecember 13, 2023 | barrons.comAM Best Revises Issuer Credit Rating Outlook to Stable for Lancashire Holdings Limited and Its Subsidiaries; Affirms Credit RatingsDecember 3, 2023 | bbc.comHS2: Lancashire politicians draw up rail revamp wish listNovember 25, 2023 | morningstar.comLancashire Holdings Ltd LRENovember 22, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deLancashire Holdings Ltd - Share Repurchase ProgrammeNovember 14, 2023 | bbc.co.ukLancashire A585 to close as part of £132m lighting upgradeNovember 13, 2023 | bbc.co.ukLancashire teacher wins £800k over cancer discriminationNovember 9, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deLancashire Holdings Ltd - Non-Executive Director Appointment and Lancashire Board Chair Succession PlanningNovember 9, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comLancashire 9-month Gross Premiums Written ClimbOctober 18, 2023 | bbc.co.ukRetired Lancashire Police inspector admits indecent image offencesOctober 11, 2023 | bbc.co.ukPreston pervert who raped and sexually abused girl jailedOctober 2, 2023 | theguardian.comLancashire police launch hunt for ‘high-risk’ sex offenderSeptember 30, 2023 | bbc.co.ukLancashire's Ch Supt Wendy Bower receives lifetime achievement awardSeptember 27, 2023 | bbc.co.ukBlackpool man charged with Edward Forrester murderSeptember 27, 2023 | bbc.comNicola Bulley's death was an accident, coroner rulesSeptember 26, 2023 | bbc.co.ukUnited Utilities fined £800k for taking too much water out of groundSeptember 13, 2023 | bbc.co.ukSarah Lancashire says 'terrible menopause' affects her memorySeptember 8, 2023 | bbc.co.ukHappy Valley: Sarah Lancashire wins big at National Television AwardsSee More Headlines Receive LRE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Lancashire and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Insurance - Specialty Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:LRE CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.lancashiregroup.com Phone+44-20-72644000FaxN/AEmployees338Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 738.33 High Stock Price TargetGBX 825 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 590 Potential Upside/Downside+15.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 1.03 Trailing P/E Ratio621.84 Forward P/E Ratio6.45 P/E Growth0.21Net Income£321.50 million Net Margins19.74% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity23.16% Return on Assets5.32% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio31.25 Current Ratio1.62 Quick Ratio1.18 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.63 billion Price / Sales0.94 Cash FlowGBX 295.31 per share Price / Cash Flow2.17 Book ValueGBX 631 per share Price / Book1.02Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares239,040,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.53 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.59 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Alexander Terence Maloney (Age 50)Group CEO & Director Comp: $1.29MMs. Natalie KershawGroup CFO & DirectorMs. Samantha ChurchillGroup Chief Operating OfficerMs. Jelena BjelanovicHead of Investor RelationsMr. Colin AlexanderDirector of ComplianceMr. John William Cadman (Age 59)Group General Counsel Sarah RogersChief Human Resource OfficerMr. Paul Gregory (Age 46)Group Chief Underwriting Officer & LCM CEO Ms. Louise WellsGroup Chief Risk OfficerMs. Hayley Johnston (Age 53)CEO of Lancashire Insurance Company Limited & Reinsurance Manager More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsJust GroupLON:JUSTBeazleyLON:BEZFidelity European TrustLON:FEVMurray InternationalLON:MYITP ICAP GroupLON:TCAPView All CompetitorsInsidersBryan JosephBought 2,200 shares on 6/2/2023Total: £1.37 M ($624.00/share)Natalie KershawSold 5,082 sharesTotal: £3.19 M ($628.00/share)View All Insider Transactions LRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Lancashire stock right now? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lancashire in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LRE shares. View LRE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Lancashire's stock price target for 2024? 6 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Lancashire's shares. Their LRE share price targets range from GBX 590 to GBX 825. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach GBX 738.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for LRE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have LRE shares performed in 2024? Lancashire's stock was trading at GBX 624 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, LRE shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at GBX 640.50. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How often does Lancashire pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lancashire? Lancashire declared a dividend on Wednesday, March 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 9th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.50 per share on Friday, June 7th. This represents a yield of 5.86%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. The official announcement can be seen at this link. Read our dividend analysis for LRE. Is Lancashire a good dividend stock? Lancashire (LON:LRE) pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.46%. The dividend payout ratio is 1,553.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for LRE. What other stocks do shareholders of Lancashire own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lancashire investors own include Centamin (CEY), InterDigital (IDCC), STAG Industrial (STAG), Playtech (PTEC), Yamana Gold (YRI), Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO), (MBBYF) (MBBYF), Bioventix (BVXP), Eldorado Gold (ELD) and The Go-Ahead Group (GOG). How do I buy shares of Lancashire? Shares of LRE 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.Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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