Beazley (LON:BEZ) Insider Paul Bantick Purchases 141 Shares

Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) insider Paul Bantick purchased 141 shares of Beazley stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,272 per share, with a total value of £1,793.52.

Paul Bantick also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 9th, Paul Bantick sold 8,774 shares of Beazley stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,288, for a total transaction of £113,009.12.
• On Wednesday, March 4th, Paul Bantick sold 18,360 shares of Beazley stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,289, for a total transaction of £236,660.40.

Beazley Price Performance

LON BEZ opened at GBX 1,273 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of £7.52 billion, a PE ratio of 8.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,259.65 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,022.33. Beazley plc has a 52 week low of GBX 750 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,293.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Citigroup lowered shares of Beazley to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from GBX 1,025 to GBX 1,280 in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,074.17.

Beazley Company Profile

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.