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Aon plc (NYSE: AON) closed the day trading at $343.47 up 2.27% from the previous closing price of $335.85. In other words, the price has increased by $2.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.94 million shares were traded. AON stock price reached its highest trading level at $346.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $334.67.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AON, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.42.
On January 14, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $377 to $410.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on January 08, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $407 to $420.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 10 ’25 when Slyfield Jillian bought 260 shares for $384.86 per share.
Simon Mindy F. sold 650 shares of AON for $256,321 on Nov 27 ’24. The Chief Operating Officer now owns 1,816 shares after completing the transaction at $394.34 per share. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, Stevens Lisa, who serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of the company, sold 1,275 shares for $387.68 each. As a result, the insider received 494,295 and left with 8,077 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AON now has a Market Capitalization of 80640229376 and an Enterprise Value of 91756879872. As of this moment, Aon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.61 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.484.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AON is 0.91, which has changed by 0.21793556 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AON has reached a high of $412.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $268.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.20%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AON traded about 1.38M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AON traded about 1939530 shares per day. A total of 216.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 209.07M. Insiders hold about 3.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.37% stake in the company. Shares short for AON as of 1744675200 were 4369629 with a Short Ratio of 3.17, compared to 1741910400 on 5456998. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4369629 and a Short% of Float of 2.0499999.
Dividends & Splits
AON’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.70, up from 2.77 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008247729The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.77. The current Payout Ratio is 21.14% for AON, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1746057600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-05-18 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Aon plc (AON) is currently attracting attention from 16.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.91, with high estimates of $3.05 and low estimates of $2.85.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.5 and $16.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $16.97. EPS for the following year is $19.16, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $19.95 and $18.45.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $4.15B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.25B to a low estimate of $3.95B. As of the current estimate, Aon plc’s year-ago sales were $3.76BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.95B. There is a high estimate of $3.99B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.88B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AON’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.93B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.22B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.7BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $18.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $19.23B and the low estimate is $17.9B.
