Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for AON Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for AON in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 14th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $6.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $6.16. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $17.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AON’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.42 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.89 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.59 EPS.

AON has been the topic of several other research reports. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of AON from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $407.00 to $420.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of AON from $325.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of AON from $394.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of AON from $413.00 to $432.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of AON from $411.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $386.21.

AON Stock Up 1.0 %

AON stock opened at $390.73 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $366.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $360.21. The company has a market cap of $84.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.93. AON has a fifty-two week low of $268.06 and a fifty-two week high of $395.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 1.40.

AON (NYSE:AON) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.25 by $0.17. AON had a net margin of 16.91% and a return on equity of 70.84%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.89 earnings per share.

AON Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.675 dividend. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. AON’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $387.68, for a total value of $494,292.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 8,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,291.36. This represents a 13.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $394.34, for a total value of $256,321.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 1,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $716,121.44. This trade represents a 26.36 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AON

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AON. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in AON in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in AON by 2,025.0% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 85 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new position in AON during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AON by 1,162.5% in the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 101 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the period. Finally, First Personal Financial Services bought a new position in shares of AON during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.