Should I buy or sell Lancashire stock right now?

6 Wall Street equities research 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 equities research 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 price targets for Lancashire's stock. Their LRE share price targets range from GBX 670 to GBX 825. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 768 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.6% 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 at the start of the year. Since then, LRE stock has decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at GBX 575. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

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

Lancashire announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 6th. Stockholders 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 2.79%. The dividend payout ratio is 1,523.81%. 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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Lancashire (LRE) Share Price, News & Analysis

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50-Day Range: 566
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52-Week Range: 525
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Volume: 293,471 shs
Average Volume: 774,266 shs
Market Capitalization: £1.37 billion

P/E Ratio: 547.62
Dividend Yield: 2.78%
Price Target: GBX 768

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Lancashire MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.50 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 33.6% Upside
GBX 768 Price Target
Short Interest: N/A
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.06
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

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.

2.24 out of 5 stars

3.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Lancashire 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.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Lancashire has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

N/A

Short Interest

Short Interest
There is no current short interest data available for LRE.

0.8

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Lancashire pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Lancashire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Lancashire is 1,523.81%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for LRE.

1.7

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Lancashire has a news sentiment score of 0.06. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Lancashire this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

0.8

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Lancashire insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.61% of the stock of Lancashire is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
54.94% of the stock of Lancashire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Lancashire is 547.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.49.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Lancashire is 547.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 453.36.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Lancashire has a PEG Ratio of 0.21. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Lancashire has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Lancashire Stock (LON:LRE)

Lancashire Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides specialty insurance and reinsurance products in London, Bermuda, Australia, and the United States. The company operates through two segments, Reinsurance and Insurance. It offers property direct and facultative, property political risk and sovereign risk, and property terrorism and political violence insurance products; and aviation AV52, aviation consortium, airline hull and liability, and satellite insurance products. The company also provides Marine Builders Risk, marine hull, total loss and war, mortgagees interests insurance, mortgagees additional perils, excess protection and indemnity, marine war, and builder's risks; and energy insurance products covering upstream operational, downstream and onshore operational, and upstream construction all risks business. In addition, it offers property reinsurance, specialty and casualty reinsurance, and marine reinsurance; accident and health insurance, as well as consortia arrangements within Lloyd; and general insurance, support, insurance agency, line brokerage, Lloyd's managing agency and service, and insurance mediation services. Lancashire Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

LRE Stock Price History

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LRE Stock News Headlines

April 18, 2024 | bbc.com

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Lancashire Holdings (LON:LRE) Could Be A Buy For Its Upcoming Dividend

March 6, 2024 | bbc.co.uk

Lancashire Chief Constable Chris Rowley to retire

February 27, 2024 | bbc.co.uk

Sacha Hatchett appointed Lancashire Police chief constable

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Can Lancashire Holdings Limited (LON:LRE) Performance Keep Up Given Its Mixed Bag Of Fundamentals?

December 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Lancashire Holdings Limited's (LON:LRE) UK£68m market value fall may be overlooked by institutional investors after a year of 6.5% returns

December 13, 2023 | barrons.com

AM Best Revises Issuer Credit Rating Outlook to Stable for Lancashire Holdings Limited and Its Subsidiaries; Affirms Credit Ratings

December 3, 2023 | bbc.com

HS2: Lancashire politicians draw up rail revamp wish list

November 25, 2023 | morningstar.com

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November 22, 2023 | finanznachrichten.de

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November 14, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

Lancashire A585 to close as part of £132m lighting upgrade

November 13, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

Lancashire teacher wins £800k over cancer discrimination

November 9, 2023 | finanznachrichten.de

Lancashire Holdings Ltd - Non-Executive Director Appointment and Lancashire Board Chair Succession Planning

November 9, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Lancashire 9-month Gross Premiums Written Climb

October 18, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

Retired Lancashire Police inspector admits indecent image offences

October 11, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

Preston pervert who raped and sexually abused girl jailed

October 2, 2023 | theguardian.com

Lancashire police launch hunt for ‘high-risk’ sex offender

September 30, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

Lancashire's Ch Supt Wendy Bower receives lifetime achievement award

September 27, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

Blackpool man charged with Edward Forrester murder

September 27, 2023 | bbc.com

Nicola Bulley's death was an accident, coroner rules

September 26, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

United Utilities fined £800k for taking too much water out of ground

September 13, 2023 | bbc.co.uk

Sarah Lancashire says 'terrible menopause' affects her memory

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: LON
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Specialty
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: LON:LRE
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: N/A
Web: www.lancashiregroup.com
Phone: +44-20-72644000
Fax: N/A
Employees: 393
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: GBX 768
High Stock Price Target: GBX 825
Low Stock Price Target: GBX 670
Potential Upside/Downside: +33.6%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.05
Trailing P/E Ratio: 547.62
Forward P/E Ratio: 5.93
P/E Growth: 0.21
Net Income: £321.50 million
Net Margins: 26.70%
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: 22.69%
Return on Assets: 6.22%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 31.25
Current Ratio: 1.62
Quick Ratio: 1.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: £1.20 billion
Price / Sales: 1.15
Cash Flow: GBX 265.11 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 2.17
Book Value: GBX 631 per share
Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 239,040,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: £1.37 billion
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.58

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Key Executives

Mr. Alexander Terence Maloney (Age 51)
Group CEO & Director
Comp: $3.1M
Ms. Natalie Kershaw
Group CFO & Director
Ms. Samantha Churchill
Group Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Jelena Bjelanovic
Head of Investor Relations
Mr. Colin Alexander
Director of Compliance
Mr. John William Cadman (Age 59)
Group General Counsel
Sarah Rogers
Group Chief Human Resource Officer
Mr. Paul Gregory (Age 46)
Group Chief Underwriting Officer & LCM CEO
Mr. James Edward Flude (Age 46)
Group Chief Underwriting Officer of Insurance
Mr. Stephen Daniel Yeo (Age 46)
Group Head of Claims

Key Competitors

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Insiders

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LRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Lancashire stock right now?: 6 Wall Street equities research 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 equities research 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 price targets for Lancashire's stock. Their LRE share price targets range from GBX 670 to GBX 825. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 768 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.6% 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 at the start of the year. Since then, LRE stock has decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at GBX 575.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
How often does Lancashire pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lancashire?: Lancashire announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 6th. Stockholders 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 2.79%. The dividend payout ratio is 1,523.81%. 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.

This page (LON:LRE) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Lancashire (LRE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Lancashire MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Short Interest

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Lancashire Stock (LON:LRE)

LRE Stock Price History

LRE Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders

LRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™