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The closing price of Aon plc (NYSE: AON) was $390.38 for the day, up 0.08% from the previous closing price of $390.05. In other words, the price has increased by $0.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.93 million shares were traded. AON stock price reached its highest trading level at $391.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $388.03.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AON’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 64.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.77.
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 the company, Wells Fargo on January 14, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $410 from $377 previously.
On January 08, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line and also upped its target price recommendation from $407 to $420.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on October 28, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $315 to $377.
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 Feb 10 ’25 when Slyfield Jillian bought 260 shares for $384.86 per share.
Simon Mindy F. sold 650 shares of AON for $256,321 on Nov 27 ’24. The Chief Operating Officer now owns 1,816 shares after completing the transaction at $394.34 per share. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, Stevens Lisa, who serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of the company, sold 1,275 shares for $387.68 each. As a result, the insider received 494,295 and left with 8,077 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 84322467840 and an Enterprise Value of 101385715712. As of this moment, Aon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.459 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.977.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AON is 0.83, which has changed by 0.19557762 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AON has reached a high of $412.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $268.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.31%.
Shares Statistics:
AON traded an average of 1.11M shares per day over the past three months and 1365520 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 216.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 209.07M. Insiders hold about 3.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.16% stake in the company. Shares short for AON as of 1740700800 were 5521761 with a Short Ratio of 4.95, compared to 1738281600 on 4450586. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5521761 and a Short% of Float of 2.5899999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.64, AON has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.70. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0067683635The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.77. The current Payout Ratio is 21.14% for AON, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1738540800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-05-18 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
