AON (NYSE:AON – Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.25 by $0.17, RTT News reports. AON had a net margin of 16.32% and a return on equity of 107.43%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.89 EPS.
AON Trading Down 0.1 %
Shares of NYSE AON traded down $0.50 during trading on Friday, hitting $371.65. 695,488 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,077,542. AON has a 12-month low of $268.06 and a 12-month high of $395.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 2.05. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $366.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $353.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.38 billion, a PE ratio of 31.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.93.
AON Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.675 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.73%. AON’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.78%.
Insider Transactions at AON
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently commented on AON. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of AON from $413.00 to $432.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of AON from $344.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of AON from $379.00 to $394.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of AON from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of AON from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $407.00 to $420.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $370.87.
About AON
Aon Plc engages in the provision of risk, health, and wealth solutions. It focuses on risk capital including claim management, reinsurance, risk analysis, management, retention, and transfer; and human capital involving analytics, health and benefits, investments, pensions and retirement, talent and rewards, and workplace wellbeing.
Further Reading
- Five stocks we like better than AON
- What Percentage Gainers Tell Investors and Why They Don’t Tell the Whole Story
- Nebius Group: Market Overreaction or Real AI Disruption?
- Health Care Stocks Explained: Why You Might Want to Invest
- The Best Way to Invest in Gold Is…
- Find and Profitably Trade Stocks at 52-Week Lows
- Why Nike Stock Could Be 2025’s Top Comeback Play
Receive News & Ratings for AON Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for AON and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.