What is William Blair’s Estimate for AON FY2025 Earnings?

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AON in a research note issued on Thursday, January 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $17.32 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $17.29. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $15.43 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on AON from $325.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Bank of America lifted their price target on AON from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on AON from $344.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of AON from $379.00 to $394.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of AON from $394.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $370.87.

AON Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of AON stock opened at $371.79 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $80.41 billion, a PE ratio of 31.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $367.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $352.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 2.05. AON has a 1 year low of $268.06 and a 1 year high of $395.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AON

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in AON in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in AON by 2,025.0% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 85 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its position in AON by 1,162.5% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 101 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. First Personal Financial Services bought a new position in AON in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AON in the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $387.68, for a total value of $494,292.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 8,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,291.36. The trade was a 13.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of AON stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $394.34, for a total value of $256,321.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 1,816 shares in the company, valued at $716,121.44. This trade represents a 26.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AON Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%. AON’s dividend payout ratio is 22.78%.

About AON

Aon Plc engages in the provision of risk, health, and wealth solutions. It focuses on risk capital including claim management, reinsurance, risk analysis, management, retention, and transfer; and human capital involving analytics, health and benefits, investments, pensions and retirement, talent and rewards, and workplace wellbeing.