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Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc (NYSE: MMC) closed the day trading at $212.10 down -3.62% from the previous closing price of $220.07. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.71 million shares were traded. MMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $219.315 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $209.915.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MMC, 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 65.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Redburn Atlantic on March 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $281.
On December 12, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform but kept the price unchanged to $250.
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 Apr 03 ’25 when Beswick Paul sold 2,237 shares for $246.00 per share. The transaction valued at 550,302 led to the insider holds 13,522 shares of the business.
Beswick Paul bought 2,237 shares of MMC for $550,302 on Apr 03 ’25. On Mar 31 ’25, another insider, Klisura Dean Michael, who serves as the President & CEO, Guy Carpenter of the company, sold 9,569 shares for $245.00 each. As a result, the insider received 2,344,405 and left with 20,935 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 108434644992 and an Enterprise Value of 125525557248. As of this moment, Marsh’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.012 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.922.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MMC is 0.88, which has changed by 0.05150962 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MMC has reached a high of $248.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $196.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.37%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MMC traded about 2.28M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MMC traded about 3074920 shares per day. A total of 492.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 492.43M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.77% stake in the company. Shares short for MMC as of 1743379200 were 4426961 with a Short Ratio of 1.94, compared to 1740700800 on 5422081. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4426961 and a Short% of Float of 0.8999999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
MMC’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.26, up from 3.26 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014813468The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.4. The current Payout Ratio is 38.54% for MMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1743638400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-07-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
