Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new stake in Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 2,100 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $754,000.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AON. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AON in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in AON by 2,025.0% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 85 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in AON by 1,162.5% during the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 101 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the period. Centricity Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AON in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AON during the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
AON Price Performance
Shares of NYSE AON traded up $2.88 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $396.03. 839,229 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,107,282. The firm has a market cap of $85.54 billion, a PE ratio of 31.28, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.92. Aon plc has a 12 month low of $268.06 and a 12 month high of $412.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a current ratio of 1.40. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $386.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $371.05.
AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share (EPS) 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 period in the previous year, the company earned $3.89 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Aon plc will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
AON Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. AON's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.33%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have commented on AON shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on AON from $411.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Evercore ISI raised shares of AON from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $407.00 to $420.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of AON from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of AON from $372.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of AON from $379.00 to $394.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AON has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $386.21.
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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.
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