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The price of Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) closed at $91.91 in the last session, down -10.40% from day before closing price of $102.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.47 million shares were traded. BRO stock price reached its highest trading level at $97.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.5501.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BRO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.75 and its Current Ratio is at 2.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on March 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $128.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 26 ’24 when ORMOND RIVERSIDE, L P bought 29,921 shares for $111.75 per share.
BROWN HYATT J sold 389,007 shares of BRO for $43,471,532 on Nov 25 ’24. The Chairman now owns 36,029,921 shares after completing the transaction at $111.75 per share. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, BROWN HYATT J, who serves as the Chairman of the company, sold 29,921 shares for $111.75 each. As a result, the insider received 3,343,672 and left with 36,000,000 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, BRO now has a Market Capitalization of 30315872256 and an Enterprise Value of 29176852480. As of this moment, Brown’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.826 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.934.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRO is 0.78, which has changed by -0.07563108 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BRO has reached a high of $125.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $97.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.36%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BRO traded on average about 3.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3647100 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 330.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 270.41M. Insiders hold about 17.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.05% stake in the company. Shares short for BRO as of 1752537600 were 5346374 with a Short Ratio of 1.66, compared to 1749772800 on 6749126. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5346374 and a Short% of Float of 2.08.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BRO is 0.58, which was 0.28 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0027295768The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.63. The current Payout Ratio is 15.63% for BRO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-13. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-03-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
