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The closing price of Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) was $107.86 for the day, down -2.45% from the previous closing price of $110.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded. BRO stock price reached its highest trading level at $110.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $105.83.
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 46.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.00. 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 31692394496 and an Enterprise Value of 34302492672. As of this moment, Brown’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.058 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.577.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BRO is 0.84, which has changed by 0.20352602 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, BRO has reached a high of $125.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $88.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.41%.
Shares Statistics:
BRO traded an average of 1.79M shares per day over the past three months and 1282900 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 287.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 237.39M. Insiders hold about 17.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.71% stake in the company. Shares short for BRO as of 1747267200 were 3250005 with a Short Ratio of 1.82, compared to 1744675200 on 4744970. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3250005 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
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 0.005064665The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.64. The current Payout Ratio is 15.63% for BRO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1747008000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-03-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
