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After finishing at $211.80 in the prior trading day, Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (NYSE: MMC) closed at $214.87, up 1.45%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded. MMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $215.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $211.965.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 73.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.12.
On April 11, 2024, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $212.
On January 10, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $189.TD Cowen initiated its Market Perform rating on January 10, 2024, with a $189 target price.
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 Jun 13 ’24 when FANJUL OSCAR sold 6,000 shares for $209.01 per share. The transaction valued at 1,254,070 led to the insider holds 53,393 shares of the business.
Beswick Paul sold 2,169 shares of MMC for $455,772 on May 17 ’24. The SVP, Chief Information Officer now owns 13,030 shares after completing the transaction at $210.13 per share. On Mar 14 ’24, another insider, Mills Stacy, who serves as the Vice President and Controller of the company, sold 1,461 shares for $209.16 each. As a result, the insider received 305,583 and left with 2,923 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, MMC now has a Market Capitalization of 105871605760 and an Enterprise Value of 119998611456. As of this moment, Marsh’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.153 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.477.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MMC is 0.93, which has changed by 0.15174747 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24919295 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MMC has reached a high of $216.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $184.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1984570 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 493.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 493.06M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.42% stake in the company. Shares short for MMC as of 1718323200 were 4195459 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1715731200 on 4345238. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4195459 and a Short% of Float of 1.0299999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.84, compared to 2.84 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013408876The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.45. The current Payout Ratio is 36.14% for MMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-04-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1712102400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-07-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
