Seeking to outpace the market, investors engage in the art of selecting individual stocks. The right picks can play a pivotal role in boosting your wealth.
Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) closed the day trading at $107.99 down -6.00% from the previous closing price of $114.88. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.28 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BRO, 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 46.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
On March 25, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $128.
On December 05, 2024, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $134.Morgan Stanley initiated its Overweight rating on December 05, 2024, with a $134 target price.
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 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:
As of this moment, Brown’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.67. 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 6.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.54.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BRO has reached a high of $125.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $80.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.33%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 287.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 237.44M. Insiders hold about 17.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.11% stake in the company.
