William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of AON FY2025 Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Research analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for AON in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $17.32 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $17.29. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $15.43 per share.

AON has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of AON from $379.00 to $394.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of AON from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of AON from $344.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of AON from $394.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of AON from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $407.00 to $420.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $370.87.

AON Stock Performance

AON stock opened at $376.78 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $81.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.80, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $367.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $351.91. AON has a fifty-two week low of $268.06 and a fifty-two week high of $395.33. The company has a quick ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AON. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in AON during the third quarter worth $336,375,000. Veritas Asset Management LLP increased its stake in shares of AON by 41.6% in the third quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP now owns 3,010,557 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,041,623,000 after buying an additional 883,761 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of AON by 334.9% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,050,537 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $363,475,000 after buying an additional 808,990 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AON in the third quarter valued at $906,040,000. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. increased its stake in shares of AON by 5,694.5% in the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 242,442 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $83,883,000 after buying an additional 238,258 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at AON

In related news, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $716,121.44. This trade represents a 26.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 8,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,291.36. This trade represents a 13.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

AON Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.675 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.72%. AON’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.