--- title: "Paul Bantick Acquires 141 Shares of Beazley (LON:BEZ) Stock" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282541530.md" description: "Paul Bantick, an insider at Beazley plc (LON:BEZ), acquired 141 shares at an average price of GBX 1,272 per share, totaling £1,793.52, on April 10th. Previously, he sold 8,774 shares at GBX 1,288 and 18,360 shares at GBX 1,289. Beazley shares opened at GBX 1,272.23, with a market cap of £7.52 billion. Citigroup recently downgraded Beazley to a \"neutral\" rating but raised the price target to GBX 1,280. Analysts rate the stock as a \"Moderate Buy\" with a consensus target of GBX 1,074.17." datetime: "2026-04-13T12:09:09.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282541530.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282541530.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282541530.md) --- # Paul Bantick Acquires 141 Shares of Beazley (LON:BEZ) Stock Beazley plc (LON:BEZ - Get Free Report) insider Paul Bantick acquired 141 shares of Beazley stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,272 per share, for a total transaction 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 value 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 value of £236,660.40. ## Beazley Trading Down 0.1% Shares of BEZ stock opened at GBX 1,272.23 on Monday. The business's 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,257.55 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,019.46. Beazley plc has a 12 month low of GBX 750 and a 12 month high of GBX 1,293. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.79, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.29. ## Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Separately, Citigroup lowered Beazley to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price target for the company from GBX 1,025 to GBX 1,280 in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,074.17. **Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on BEZ** ## Beazley Company Profile (Get Free Report) 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. ## Further Reading - Five stocks we like better than Beazley _This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com._ ## Should You Invest $1,000 in Beazley Right Now? Before you consider Beazley, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Beazley wasn't on the list. While Beazley currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys. View The Five Stocks Here ### Related Stocks - [BEZ.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BEZ.UK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Beazley Wins AGM Backing for All Resolutions Amid Remuneration Dissent](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283791779.md) - [REG - Polar Capital Hldgs Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley PLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277229747.md) - [These 3 engineering roles are now converging, says EY's AI leader](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286538922.md) - [Pennant International Group (LON:PEN) Insider Acquires £10,000 in Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286510066.md) - [Nlight Insiders Sold Shares Worth Over $9.2M](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286979348.md)