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Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc (NYSE: MMC) closed the day trading at $222.52 down -3.26% from the previous closing price of $230.01. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.53 million shares were traded. MMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $229.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $219.24.
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 68.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. 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 Jun 02 ’25 when Doyle John Q sold 21,080 shares for $232.05 per share. The transaction valued at 4,891,614 led to the insider holds 87,681 shares of the business.
Doyle John Q bought 21,080 shares of MMC for $4,891,614 on Jun 02 ’25. On Apr 03 ’25, another insider, Beswick Paul, who serves as the SVP, Chief Information Officer of the company, sold 2,237 shares for $246.00 each. As a result, the insider received 550,302 and left with 13,522 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 109641834496 and an Enterprise Value of 130659778560. As of this moment, Marsh’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.217 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.614.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MMC is 0.83, which has changed by 0.06052804 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 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 $207.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.35%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MMC traded about 2.17M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MMC traded about 1724290 shares per day. A total of 492.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 492.24M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.98% stake in the company. Shares short for MMC as of 1747267200 were 5951885 with a Short Ratio of 2.74, compared to 1744675200 on 4988285. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5951885 and a Short% of Float of 1.21.
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 0.014166522The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.38. 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.
