Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) insider Paul Bantick sold 18,360 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,289, for a total transaction of £236,660.40.
Beazley Price Performance
Beazley stock opened at GBX 1,290 on Friday. Beazley plc has a 12-month low of GBX 750 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,293. The company has a market capitalization of £7.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.29. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,094.99 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 934.57.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup downgraded Beazley to a "neutral" rating and raised their target price for the company from GBX 1,025 to GBX 1,280 in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Beazley from GBX 1,050 to GBX 1,025 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Beazley from GBX 1,000 to GBX 1,040 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on Beazley from GBX 1,150 to GBX 1,100 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Peel Hunt reiterated an "add" rating and set a GBX 900 target price on shares of Beazley in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 1,074.17.
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Beazley plc provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Cyber Risks, Digital, MAP Risks, Property Risks, and Specialty Risks segments. The Cyber Risk segment underwrites cyber and technology risks. The Digital segment underwrites various marine, contingency, and SME liability risks through digital channels, such as e-trading platforms and broker portals. The MAP Risks segment underwrites marine, portfolio underwriting and political, and contingency business.
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