Chesnara (CSN)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

278.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.50p
  • 52 Week High: 297.00
  • 52 Week Low: 212.78
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 230.76m
  • Volume: 523,054
  • Market Cap: £642.66m
  • 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 7.6% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.1 0.4
Op Mrgn 12.2% n/a
ROCE 6.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 126.2 30.3
PEG n/a 0.1
Pr/Revenue 2.5 n/a
Pr/Book 2.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.9% -100.0%
PBT 1123.5% 119.2%
EPS -79.4% 316.2%
DPS 3.0% 4.8%

Chesnara Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 293.36 24.58 12.18p 21.3 n/a -73% 18.92p 7.3%
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 2.21p 104.1 n/a -79% 21.29p 9.3%

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-25 n/a 45.60 9.19p 30.3 0.1 +316% 22.32p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 n/a 78.03 21.84p 12.8 0.1 +138% 23.29p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 n/a 80.87 24.86p 11.2 0.8 +14% 24.06p 0.0%

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Chesnara Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 30-Oct-2025 07:00 RNS
Block listing Interim Review 28-Oct-2025 07:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 27-Oct-2025 12:04 RNS

Chesnara ShareCast News

Berenberg nudges up target price on Chesnara 29-Aug-2025 ShareCast
Chesnara prices £150m of convertible notes 30-Jul-2025 ShareCast
Chesnara to buy HSBC Life UK in £260m deal 03-Jul-2025 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
24-Oct-25 Buy Dividends Steve Murray 271.99p 12,002 £32,644.24
21-Oct-25 Buy Dividends Tom Howard 268.00p 1,151 £3,084.68

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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 278.50p
Change Today 3.50p
% Change 1.27 %
52 Week High 297.00
52 Week Low 212.78
Volume 523,054
Shares Issued 230.76m
Market Cap £642.66m
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 1
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
buy
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Chesnara Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 04-Sep-25 03-Apr-25
Paid 17-Oct-25 20-May-25
Amount 7.70p 16.08p

Trades for 03-Nov-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 5,477 @ 278.50p
16:35 10 @ 278.50p
16:35 113,714 @ 278.50p
16:35 1 @ 278.50p
16:35 756 @ 278.50p

Chesnara Key Personnel

Chair Luke Savage
CFO Tom Howard

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