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Aon plc. (NYSE: AON) closed the day trading at $349.20 down -0.42% from the previous closing price of $350.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. AON stock price reached its highest trading level at $350.375 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $346.44.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AON, 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 65.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.12.
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, Barclays on September 05, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $394.
On July 30, 2024, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $313 to $380.
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 Aug 28 ’24 when Spruell Byron bought 725 shares for $340.08 per share. The transaction valued at 246,558 led to the insider holds 5,303 shares of the business.
Stevens Lisa sold 400 shares of AON for $131,580 on Aug 12 ’24. The Chief Administrative Officer now owns 9,352 shares after completing the transaction at $328.95 per share. On Aug 12 ’24, another insider, Zeidel Darren, who serves as the General Counsel of the company, sold 950 shares for $329.14 each. As a result, the insider received 312,688 and left with 23,484 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, AON now has a Market Capitalization of 75860910080 and an Enterprise Value of 93637959680. As of this moment, Aon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.614 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.427.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AON has reached a high of $353.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $268.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.87%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AON traded about 1.19M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AON traded about 719740 shares per day. A total of 217.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 209.64M. Insiders hold about 3.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.08% stake in the company. Shares short for AON as of 1724976000 were 4398045 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1722384000 on 4022482. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4398045 and a Short% of Float of 2.0499999.
Dividends & Splits
AON’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.58, up from 2.52 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0071858335The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.79.
