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The closing price of Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) was $102.49 for the day, down -1.30% from the previous closing price of $103.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.13 million shares were traded. BRO stock price reached its highest trading level at $104.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $102.435.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BRO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 49.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.20. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 33802942464 and an Enterprise Value of 35165179904. As of this moment, Brown’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.236 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.095.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRO is 0.80, which has changed by 0.11464143 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 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 $92.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.82%.
Shares Statistics:
BRO traded an average of 3.12M shares per day over the past three months and 2815890 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 287.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 270.41M. Insiders hold about 17.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.14% stake in the company. Shares short for BRO as of 1749772800 were 6749126 with a Short Ratio of 2.80, compared to 1747267200 on 3250005. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6749126 and a Short% of Float of 2.6300002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.56, BRO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.58. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0053929123The 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 2025-05-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-03-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
