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Aon plc (NYSE: AON) closed the day trading at $353.83 down -4.65% from the previous closing price of $371.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.9 million shares were traded. AON stock price reached its highest trading level at $369.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $351.49.
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 57.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.42.
On April 28, 2025, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $378.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on January 14, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $377 to $410.
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 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 80133292032 and an Enterprise Value of 93994016768. As of this moment, Aon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.746 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.91.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AON is 0.86, which has changed by 0.20473278 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, AON has reached a high of $412.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $282.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.02%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AON traded about 1.42M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AON traded about 1207520 shares per day. A total of 216.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 209.01M. Insiders hold about 3.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.93% stake in the company. Shares short for AON as of 1747267200 were 4992415 with a Short Ratio of 3.53, compared to 1744675200 on 4369629. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4992415 and a Short% of Float of 2.34.
Dividends & Splits
AON’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.77, up from 2.77 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007464698The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.76. The current Payout Ratio is 21.14% for AON, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1746057600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-05-18 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
