Q2 EPS Estimates for Brown & Brown Cut by William Blair

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brown & Brown in a report released on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $4.15 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Brown & Brown’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $99.00 to $97.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays raised their price target on Brown & Brown from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, StockNews.com cut Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $113.17.

Brown & Brown Stock Up 2.3 %

NYSE:BRO opened at $105.53 on Friday. Brown & Brown has a 1-year low of $75.79 and a 1-year high of $114.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.50, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $105.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $104.09.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.10. Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 17.81% and a net margin of 20.68%.

Brown & Brown Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. Brown & Brown’s payout ratio is currently 17.34%.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Studio Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 1.5% in the third quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 6,513 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $675,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Brown & Brown by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 4,486 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $458,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. lifted its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,519 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $261,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Brown & Brown by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 2,916 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $297,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Brown & Brown by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 3,162 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. 71.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Brown & Brown

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.