Roth Capital Issues Positive Forecast for AON Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for AON in a report issued on Monday, February 3rd. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.26. The consensus estimate for AON's current full-year earnings is $17.39 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AON's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $7.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.19 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $5.23 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on AON from $411.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of AON from $413.00 to $432.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. 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 research report on Monday. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of AON from $394.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of AON from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $386.21.

AON Price Performance

Shares of AON stock traded up $2.28 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $384.67. 828,683 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,097,228. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. AON has a 12-month low of $268.06 and a 12-month high of $395.33. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $365.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $355.80. The company has a market capitalization of $83.19 billion, a PE ratio of 30.38, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.93.

AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $3.89 EPS.

AON Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.675 per share. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. AON's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.33%.

Insider Transactions at AON

In other news, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $394.34, for a total value of $256,321.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 1,816 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $716,121.44. This represents a 26.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. raised its position in shares of AON by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 886 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC grew its holdings in AON by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 373 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $129,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of AON by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of AON by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 992 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $343,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in shares of AON by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,338 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $840,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company's stock.

AON Company 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.