William Blair Comments on Brown & Brown FY2026 Earnings

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

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $108.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Brown & Brown from $99.00 to $97.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $112.08.

Brown & Brown Stock Performance

Shares of BRO stock opened at $106.01 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.88, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $105.75 and its 200 day moving average is $103.89. Brown & Brown has a 12 month low of $75.79 and a 12 month high of $114.15.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.16 billion. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 22.65% and a return on equity of 17.12%. The company’s revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brown & Brown

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of BRO. Trust Point Inc. lifted its position in Brown & Brown by 156.1% during the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 6,451 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $658,000 after acquiring an additional 3,932 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust lifted its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 15,475 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,579,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 4,486 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $458,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 38,588 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,937,000 after buying an additional 598 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Brown & Brown in the fourth quarter worth approximately $67,000. Institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Brown & Brown Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. Brown & Brown’s payout ratio is 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.