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In the latest session, Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc (NYSE: MMC) closed at $218.17 down -3.10% from its previous closing price of $225.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.84 million shares were traded. MMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $223.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $218.015.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 58.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.02.
On September 05, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $236.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on April 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $211.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 30 ’24 when FANJUL OSCAR sold 2,500 shares for $221.55 per share. The transaction valued at 553,875 led to the insider holds 48,549 shares of the business.
FANJUL OSCAR sold 2,500 shares of MMC for $551,350 on Oct 31 ’24. The Director now owns 46,049 shares after completing the transaction at $220.54 per share. On Sep 05 ’24, another insider, Beswick Paul, who serves as the SVP, Chief Information Officer of the company, sold 2,169 shares for $232.00 each. As a result, the insider received 503,208 and left with 10,692 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 107148083200 and an Enterprise Value of 120322981888. As of this moment, Marsh’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.025 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.605.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MMC has reached a high of $235.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $184.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.32%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MMC has traded an average of 1.80M shares per day and 1872910 over the past ten days. A total of 491.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 490.69M. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.91% stake in the company. Shares short for MMC as of 1731628800 were 3917540 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1728950400 on 4532175. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3917540 and a Short% of Float of 0.97.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MMC is 3.05, from 3.05 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013545922The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.42.
