LON:LRELancashire Share Price, Forecast & News

GBX 704

+36.00 (+5.39 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

670

Now: GBX 704▼

705

50-Day Range

560

MA: GBX 610.54▼

659

52-Week Range

481

Now: GBX 704▼

827

Volume715,662 shs

Average Volume1.02 million shs

Market Capitalization£1.43 billion

P/E Ratio12.14

Dividend Yield1.82%

BetaN/A

Lancashire Holdings Limited provides specialty insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Property, Energy, Marine, Aviation, and Lloyd's. It offers aviation insurance solutions; coverage for upstream operational and construction all risks related to wind, earthquakes, and floods, as well as standalone business interruption coverage; and coverage in marine portfolio, including marine hull, total loss only, mortgagees interests insurance, mortgagees additional perils, excess protection and indemnity, marine war, and builder's risks to high-profile accounts, cruise vessels, and liquid natural gas carriers. The company also provides property reinsurance solutions comprising worldwide property catastrophe excess of loss and territorial specific retrocession; and terrorism and political risk solutions consisting of war and strike, riots, civil commotion, confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, deprivation, political violence, and currency inconvertibility/non transfer, as well as contract frustration cover against sovereign and quasi sovereign entities. In addition, it offers general insurance, insurance management, support, and insurance mediation services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Lancashire has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 701.09, Lancashire has a potential downside of 0.4% from its current price of GBX 704.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Lancashire has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

1.2 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Lancashire has received 262 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Lancashire has received 786 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Lancashire has received 75.00% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lancashire and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LRE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LRE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Lancashire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Lancashire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Lancashire is 20.69 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Lancashire insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £96,424.44 in company stock.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Lancashire are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from GBX 67.40 to GBX 0 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Lancashire is 12.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.76.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Lancashire is 12.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 13.25.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Lancashire has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.43 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange LON

Industry Insurance - Specialty

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorFinancial Services

Current SymbolLON:LRE

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webwww.lancashiregroup.com

Phone+44-20-72644000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio29.02

Current Ratio1.35

Quick Ratio0.82

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio12.14

Forward P/E Ratio10.44

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales£493.60 million

Price / Sales2.89

Cash FlowGBX 256.37 per share

Price / Cash Flow2.75

Book ValueGBX 592.50 per share

Price / Book1.19

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

EmployeesN/A

Outstanding Shares202,942,000

Market Cap£1.43 billion

Next Earnings Date7/29/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

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Lancashire (LON:LRE) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Lancashire's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Lancashire's stock was trading at GBX 701 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LRE shares have increased by 0.4% and is now trading at GBX 704. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lancashire?

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lancashire in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Lancashire.

When is Lancashire's next earnings date?

Lancashire is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lancashire.

How often does Lancashire pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lancashire?

Lancashire declared a dividend on Thursday, February 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 7th will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.10 per share on Friday, June 5th. This represents a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 7th. This is a positive change from Lancashire's previous dividend of GBX 0.05. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Lancashire's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for LRE?

12 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Lancashire's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 551 to GBX 870. On average, they anticipate Lancashire's share price to reach GBX 701.09 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%. View analysts' price targets for Lancashire.

Has Lancashire been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about LRE stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lancashire earned a media sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutLancashire.

Who are some of Lancashire's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Lancashire include Trisura Group (TSU), ProSight Global (PROS), Randall & Quilter Investment (RQIH), Home Capital Group (GMICF) and Trisura Group (TRRSF). View all competitors.

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 Wireless (IDCC), Stag Industrial (STAG), Playtech (PTEC), Yamana Gold (YRI), Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO), Mobileye (MBBYF), Bioventix (BVXP), Eldorado Gold (ELD) and Go-Ahead Group (GOG).

Who are Lancashire's key executives?

Lancashire's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Alexander Terence Maloney, Group CEO & Director (Age 45)
Ms. Elaine Whelan, Group CFO & Director (Age 44)
Ms. Denise O'Donoghue, Chief Investment Officer
Ms. Sophie Serjeant, Investor Relations & Corp. Communications
Mr. Colin Alexander, Director of Compliance

What is Lancashire's stock symbol?

Lancashire trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "LRE."

How do I buy shares of Lancashire?

Shares of LRE 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.

What is Lancashire's stock price today?

One share of LRE stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 704.

How big of a company is Lancashire?

Lancashire has a market capitalization of £1.43 billion and generates £493.60 million in revenue each year.

What is Lancashire's official website?

The official website for Lancashire is www.lancashiregroup.com.

How can I contact Lancashire?

Lancashire's mailing address is 29th Fl, 20 Fenchurch Street, LONDON, EC3M 3BY, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-72644000.

This page was last updated on 5/27/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff