William Blair Weighs in on AON’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:AON)

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

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on AON. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on AON from $415.00 to $411.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of AON from $344.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of AON from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised AON from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $377.00 to $410.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised AON from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $407.00 to $420.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AON has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $370.87.

AON Stock Performance

Shares of AON stock opened at $371.79 on Monday. AON has a 1 year low of $268.06 and a 1 year high of $395.33. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $367.30 and its 200 day moving average is $352.47. The stock has a market cap of $80.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.37, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 2.05.

Institutional Trading of AON

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. lifted its position in AON by 3.3% during the third quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 886 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its stake in shares of AON by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 373 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $129,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of AON by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Intellectus Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of AON by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 992 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $343,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, waypoint wealth counsel boosted its holdings in AON by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. waypoint wealth counsel now owns 927 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AON news, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $387.68, for a total transaction of $494,292.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 8,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,291.36. This trade represents a 13.63 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $394.34, for a total transaction 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

AON Dividend Announcement

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

AON Company Profile

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.