Brokers Set Expectations for Brown & Brown FY2026 Earnings

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Analysts at William Blair issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Brown & Brown in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.47 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $3.74 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on BRO. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Brown & Brown from $99.00 to $97.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Brown & Brown in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $134.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America upped their target price on Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Brown & Brown currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.08.

Brown & Brown Stock Performance

BRO stock opened at $104.98 on Monday. Brown & Brown has a twelve month low of $75.79 and a twelve month high of $114.15. The firm has a market cap of $30.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.61, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.85. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $105.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $104.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.10. Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 17.12% and a net margin of 22.65%.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. raised its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 324.3% in the fourth quarter. Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 19,285 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,967,000 after purchasing an additional 14,740 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Brown & Brown by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 161,569 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $18,104,000 after buying an additional 6,805 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Brown & Brown during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $9,832,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Brown & Brown by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,315,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $136,302,000 after acquiring an additional 17,934 shares during the period. Finally, Peak Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Brown & Brown in the 4th quarter valued at $3,037,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Brown & Brown Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. Brown & Brown’s payout ratio is currently 16.35%.

Brown & Brown Company Profile

Brown & Brown, Inc is an insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, insurance program and service organization. It engages in the provision of insurance brokerage services and casualty insurance underwriting services. It operates through the following segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services.