Aon plc (NYSE:AON – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital lifted their FY2024 earnings estimates for AON in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 29th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $15.45 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $15.25. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $15.25 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AON’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.82 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $7.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.70 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS.
A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on AON. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $335.00 target price on shares of AON in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of AON from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price 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. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of AON from $312.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of AON from $311.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, AON currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $355.75.
AON Stock Down 0.4 %
Shares of AON opened at $369.43 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $351.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $317.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.05. AON has a 52 week low of $268.06 and a 52 week high of $389.21.
AON Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be issued a $0.675 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.73%. AON’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.78%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CVA Family Office LLC grew its position in AON by 8.4% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 373 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in AON by 2.4% in the third quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. waypoint wealth counsel grew its position in AON by 3.6% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC grew its position in shares of AON by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 1,552 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $537,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its stake in shares of AON by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 438 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $152,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.
AON Company Profile
Aon plc, a professional services firm, provides a range of risk and human capital solutions worldwide. It offers commercial risk solutions, including retail brokerage, specialty solutions, global risk consulting and captives management, and affinity programs; and health solutions, such as health and benefits brokerages, and health care exchanges.
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