Zacks Research Predicts Stronger Earnings for Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Brown & Brown in a report released on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.90 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown's current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brown & Brown's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

BRO has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Brown & Brown from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com downgraded Brown & Brown from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, November 2nd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Brown & Brown from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Brown & Brown in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $134.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $113.17.

Brown & Brown Stock Up 0.8 %

Brown & Brown stock traded up $0.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $112.62. 867,548 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,563,791. Brown & Brown has a 1-year low of $80.33 and a 1-year high of $114.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $105.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market cap of $32.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.86.

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

Brown & Brown Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.53%. Brown & Brown's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.34%.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in Brown & Brown by 324.3% in the fourth quarter. Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 19,285 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,967,000 after purchasing an additional 14,740 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Brown & Brown by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 161,569 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $18,104,000 after acquiring an additional 6,805 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,315,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $136,302,000 after acquiring an additional 17,934 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Brown & Brown in the third quarter valued at about $9,832,000. Finally, EULAV Asset Management raised its position in Brown & Brown by 144.8% in the fourth quarter. EULAV Asset Management now owns 430,900 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $43,960,000 after purchasing an additional 254,900 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.01% of the company's stock.

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.