Analysts Set Expectations for AON's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:AON)

Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of 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 estimate of $6.16. The consensus estimate for AON's current full-year earnings is $17.21 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 (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $3.89 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective 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. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on AON from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on AON from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of AON from $413.00 to $432.00 in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of AON from $394.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $386.21.

AON Stock Performance

NYSE AON traded down $1.84 during trading on Monday, hitting $393.04. 667,934 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,018,051. The stock has a market capitalization of $85.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.05, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 1.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $367.38 and a 200-day moving average of $360.88. AON has a 12-month low of $268.06 and a 12-month high of $395.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AON

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in shares of AON during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised 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 valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in AON in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its position 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 last quarter. Finally, First Personal Financial Services purchased a new position in shares of AON during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AON

In other news, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $387.68, for a total value of $494,292.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 8,077 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,131,291.36. The trade was a 13.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $716,121.44. The trade was a 26.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

AON Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.675 dividend. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. AON's dividend payout ratio is currently 21.33%.

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.