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Beazley plcLSE:BEZ Stock Report

Market Cap UK£7.5b
Share Price
UK£12.73
UK£13.1
2.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y44.2%
7D0%
Portfolio Value
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Beazley plc

LSE:BEZ Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£7.5b

Beazley (BEZ) Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and rest of Europe. More details

BEZ fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends2/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Beazley
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£12.73
52 Week HighUK£12.95
52 Week LowUK£7.50
Beta0.28
1 Month Change-1.24%
3 Month Change54.68%
1 Year Change44.25%
3 Year Change118.35%
5 Year Change277.74%
Change since IPO1,532.05%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Future Cyber Margin Compression And Reinsurance Dependence Will Erode Earnings Quality

Catalysts About Beazley Beazley is a specialty insurer focused on short tail and selected long tail risks across cyber, property, MAP and other specialty lines, primarily written through Lloyd’s, North America and Europe. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?

Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Nov 28
Beazley plc's (LON:BEZ) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Insufficient Growth At Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Hampers Share Price

Jul 19
Insufficient Growth At Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) Hampers Share Price

Do Beazley's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

May 26
Do Beazley's (LON:BEZ) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
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Increasing Cyber Threats Will Drive Up Costs And Reduce Future Net Margins

Competitive market conditions and expected pricing softening may pressure Beazley’s margins and future earnings growth.

Shareholder Returns

BEZGB InsuranceGB Market
7D0%1.5%1.9%
1Y44.2%32.9%32.6%

Return vs Industry: BEZ exceeded the UK Insurance industry which returned 34.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BEZ exceeded the UK Market which returned 33.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BEZ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BEZ volatility
BEZ Average Weekly Movement12.3%
Insurance Industry Average Movement4.2%
Market Average Movement5.6%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.9%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: BEZ's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: BEZ's weekly volatility has increased from 7% to 12% over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19862,555Adrian Coxwww.beazley.com

Beazley plc, through its subsidiaries, provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and rest of Europe. The company operates through Cyber Risks, Digital, MAP Risks, Property Risks, and Specialty Risks segments. The Cyber Risks segment underwrites cyber and technology risks.

Beazley plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Beazley's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BEZ fundamental statistics
Market capUK£7.52b
Earnings (TTM)UK£678.16m
Revenue (TTM)UK£4.41b
11.1x
P/E Ratio
1.7x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BEZ income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$5.94b
Cost of RevenueUS$3.99b
Gross ProfitUS$1.95b
Other ExpensesUS$1.04b
EarningsUS$913.40m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.55
Gross Margin32.86%
Net Profit Margin15.37%
Debt/Equity Ratio11.5%

How did BEZ perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.9%
Current Dividend Yield
23%
Payout Ratio

Does BEZ pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BEZ by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Beazley dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMar 19 2026
Dividend Pay DateMay 01 2026
Days until Ex dividend23 days
Days until Dividend pay date20 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/10 05:49
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/10 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Beazley plc is covered by 32 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ivan BokhmatBarclays
Michael ChristodoulouBerenberg
Thomas SeidlBernstein