Chesnara (CSN)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

357.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 368.00
  • 52 Week Low: 267.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 231.71m
  • Volume: 765,471
  • Market Cap: £828.36m
  • RiskGrade: 146

Chesnara Overview

We are a responsible and profitable company engaged in the management of Life and Pension policies in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. The Group initially consisted of Countrywide Assured, a closed Life and Pensions book demerged from Countrywide plc, a large estate agency group

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 6.6% 0.0%
Div Cover -0.2 0.9
Op Mrgn 13.3% n/a
ROCE 4.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E n/a 13.9
PEG n/a 0.1
Pr/Revenue 3.4 n/a
Pr/Book 1.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -13.3% -100.0%
PBT -9.6% 306.0%
EPS n/a n/a
DPS -8.9% 3.9%

Chesnara Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-21 312.05 28.81 15.68p 15.8 0.5 +29% 19.49p 7.9%
31-Dec-22 225.10 (62.10) (19.32)p n/a n/a n/a 20.07p 8.2%
31-Dec-23 228.00 1.70 10.71p 21.2 n/a n/a 20.67p 9.1%
31-Dec-24 261.90 20.80 2.27p 101.2 n/a -79% 24.69p 10.7%
31-Dec-25 227.00 18.80 (5.05)p n/a n/a n/a 22.50p 7.5%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Chesnara Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-26 n/a 76.33 20.44p 17.5 n/a n/a 23.38p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 n/a 86.25 23.08p 15.5 1.2 +13% 24.08p 0.0%

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Chesnara Company Announcements

Chesnara buys Scottish Widows Europe from Lloyds... 17-Feb-2026 07:13 Business Wire
Total Voting Rights 31-Dec-2025 07:00 RNS

Chesnara ShareCast News

Director dealings: Chesnara CFO raises stake 26-Aug-2026 ShareCast
Berenberg raises target price on Chesnara 26-Aug-2026 ShareCast
Chesnara's H1 profits surge as results boosted b... 25-Aug-2026 ShareCast

Chesnara Top Newspaper Links

Chesnara on the takeover trail 01-Sep-2011 The Independent
Foiled Countrywide buyout team refuses to back n... 07-Feb-2007 Times

Latest Chesnara Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Sep-26 Buy Steve Murray 345.80p 4,024 £13,914.99
25-Aug-26 Buy Tom Howard 343.00p 14,490 £49,700.70
25-Aug-26 Buy Steve Murray 342.06p 1,453 £4,970.13

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Chesnara Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 357.50p
Change Today 0.50p
% Change 0.14 %
52 Week High 368.00
52 Week Low 267.00
Volume 765,471
Shares Issued 231.71m
Market Cap £828.36m
RiskGrade 146

Chesnara Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Value
90.47% above the market average90.47% above the market average90.47% above the market average90.47% above the market average90.47% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
72.58% above the market average72.58% above the market average72.58% above the market average72.58% above the market average72.58% above the market average
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Income
84.64% above the market average84.64% above the market average84.64% above the market average84.64% above the market average84.64% above the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average
Growth
3.17% below the market average3.17% below the market average3.17% below the market average3.17% below the market average3.17% below the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
buy
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Chesnara Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 03-Sep-26 02-Apr-26
Paid 16-Oct-26 20-May-26
Amount 8.16p 14.80p

Trades for 18-Sep-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:04 360 @ 357.00p
16:54 78 @ 357.50p
16:47 608 @ 357.50p
16:36 34,628 @ 357.50p
16:35 130 @ 357.50p

Chesnara Key Personnel

Chair Luke Savage
CFO Tom Howard

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