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Lancashire Holdings Ltd (GB:LRE)
LSE:LRE
LRE Stock Chart & Stats
614.00 p
-8.00 p(-1.24%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
614.00 p
-8.00 p(-1.24%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range505.00 p - 700.00 p
Previous CloseN/A
Volume213.54K
Average Volume (3M)740.00K
Market Cap
£1.50B
Enterprise Value1.79B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)£653.20M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)£468.90M
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.0
Beta1.22
Next Earnings
Jul 29, 2026EPS Estimate
0.42Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield11.03%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.54
Shares Outstanding244,010,010
10 Day Avg. Volume593,521
30 Day Avg. Volume740,005
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.94
Price to Book (P/B)1.39
Price to Sales (P/S)0.98
P/FCF Ratio4.50
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£652.00Price Target Upside6.19% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)1.23
Revenue Forecast (FY)£2.12B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Capital (BSCR ~257%)A BSCR of ~257% gives Lancashire durable solvency headroom to write selective business, absorb large catastrophe shocks, and fund buybacks/dividends. This capital strength supports disciplined underwriting and strategic growth without immediate recapitalization risk, aiding multi-quarter resilience.
Revenue And Earnings RecoveryMeaningful top-line scaling and recovery from 2021–22 losses indicate restored underwriting capacity and market share gains. Consistent positive earnings 2023–2025 show stronger cash conversion and a more stable earnings base that supports underwriting flexibility and longer-term strategic plans.
Disciplined Specialty Growth & Lloyd's CapacityTargeted expansion into specialty lines and extra Lloyd's capacity reflects deliberate, portfolio-focused growth. This enhances distribution, diversifies risk across classes (marine, energy, U.S. liability) and leverages underwriting expertise, improving structural revenue diversity over multiple quarters.
Bears Say
Catastrophe Loss VolatilityMaterial catastrophe hits materially erode underwriting results and capital, creating persistent earnings volatility. Large weather events can force higher reinsurance purchasing or pricing concessions, reducing underwriting margins and complicating multi-quarter return predictability for this short-tail specialist.
Margin CompressionDeclining margins signal a tougher pricing or claims mix environment that can persist across the underwriting cycle. Sustained margin compression reduces ROE potential and limits the firm's ability to expand profitably, making future capital returns and growth contingent on improved pricing or lower catastrophe frequency.
Rising Operating ExpensesHigher operating costs, including increased headcount, create a structural drag on underwriting margins and ROE. If expense growth outpaces revenue or efficiency gains, the company must either improve pricing discipline or deliver higher investment income to sustain long-term profitability and capital return targets.
Lancashire Holdings News
LRE FAQ
What was Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s price range in the past 12 months?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd lowest share price was 505.00 p and its highest was 700.00 p in the past 12 months.
What is Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s market cap?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s market cap is £1.50B.
When is Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s upcoming earnings report date?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s upcoming earnings report date is Jul 29, 2026 which is in 131 days.
How were Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s earnings last quarter?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd released its earnings results on Mar 05, 2026. The company reported 0.538 p earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of 0.55 p by -0.011 p.
Is Lancashire Holdings Ltd overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Lancashire Holdings Ltd pay dividends?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd pays a Notavailable dividend of 57.078 p which represents an annual dividend yield of 11.03%. See more information on Lancashire Holdings Ltd dividends here
What is Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s EPS estimate?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s EPS estimate is 0.42.
How many shares outstanding does Lancashire Holdings Ltd have?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd has 244,010,010 shares outstanding.
What happened to Lancashire Holdings Ltd’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Lancashire Holdings Ltd reported an EPS of 0.538 p in its last earnings report, missing expectations of 0.55 p. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.923%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Lancashire Holdings Ltd?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in GB:LRE
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Lancashire Holdings Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
£652.00 (6.19% Upside)
£652.00 (6.19% Upside)
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
14.84%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
15.28%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
2.13%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Lancashire Holdings Ltd
Lancashire Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides specialty insurance and reinsurance products in London, Bermuda, and Australia. The company operates through five segments: Property and Casualty Reinsurance, Property and Casualty Insurance, Aviation, Energy, and Marine. It offers property direct and facultative, property political risk and sovereign risk, and property terrorism and political violence insurance products, as well as property reinsurance services; and aviation AV52, aviation consortium, airline hull and liability, and satellite insurance products. The company also provides marine hull, total loss only, mortgagees interests insurance, mortgagees additional perils, excess protection and indemnity, marine war, and builder's risks; and energy insurance products covering upstream, downstream and onshore operational, and upstream construction all risks business. In addition, it offers general insurance, support, insurance agent, and insurance mediation services. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
LRE Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
652.00 p
▲(6.19% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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