Fiera Capital Corp Buys 12,733 Shares of Aon plc (NYSE:AON)

Fiera Capital Corp raised its holdings in shares of Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 497,294 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 12,733 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp owned about 0.23% of AON worth $178,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AON in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AON by 2,025.0% in the 4th 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. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. First Personal Financial Services purchased a new position in shares of AON in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of AON in the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AON

In related news, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $387.68, for a total transaction of $494,292.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 8,077 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,131,291.36. This trade represents a 13.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of the firm'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 directly owns 1,816 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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.

AON Trading Down 0.8 %

AON traded down $3.07 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $387.22. 740,415 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,078,050. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $365.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $359.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $83.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 2.05. Aon plc has a 52 week low of $268.06 and a 52 week high of $395.33.

AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.25 by $0.17. AON had a return on equity of 70.84% and a net margin of 16.91%. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.89 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Aon plc will post 17.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AON Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.675 dividend. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. AON's dividend payout ratio is currently 21.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AON has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays upped their price objective on AON from $394.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Evercore ISI upgraded AON from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the company from $407.00 to $420.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on AON from $379.00 to $394.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on AON from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on AON from $325.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. One 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AON presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $386.21.

AON Profile

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.