Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:AON AON (AON) Stock Price, News & Analysis $346.97 -2.34 (-0.67%) (As of 09/19/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About AON Stock (NYSE:AON) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$343.99▼$350.0050-Day Range$296.31▼$351.0852-Week Range$268.06▼$353.54Volume1.13 million shsAverage Volume1.22 million shsMarket Capitalization$75.38 billionP/E Ratio27.19Dividend Yield0.78%Price Target$337.27Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewAon plc, a professional services firm, provides a range of risk and human capital solutions worldwide. It offers commercial risk solutions, including retail brokerage, specialty solutions, global risk consulting and captives management, and affinity programs; and health solutions, such as health and benefits brokerages, and health care exchanges. The company also provides treaty and facultative reinsurance, as well as insurance-linked securities, capital raising, strategic advice, restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions services; and corporate finance advisory services. In addition, it offers strategic design consulting services on their retirement programs, actuarial services, and risk management services; and advice services on developing and maintaining investment programs across various plan types, including defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, endowments, and foundations for public and private companies, and other institutions. Aon plc was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.Read More… “I’ll Give You the Knowledge and Confidence You Need to Make Your First Options Trade in Five Days or Less… Guaranteed!” (Ad)Starting Monday, September 23 — a veteran 25-year Chicago Options Exchange market-maker will show you his UOA options secret that could help you consistently target gains of 126%… 245%… even 463% or more… Often in 30 days or less… No matter what the market is doing right now.Go here for the full details now. AON Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ StocksOverall MarketRank™: 86th PercentileAON scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 233rd out of 908 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingAON has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAON has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about AON's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth14.38% Earnings GrowthEarnings for AON are expected to grow by 14.38% in the coming year, from $15.23 to $17.42 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of AON is 27.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.60.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of AON is 27.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 48.41.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAON has a PEG Ratio of 2.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about AON's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.10% of the float of AON has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAON has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AON has recently increased by 5.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldAON has a dividend yield of 0.77%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAON does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of AON is 21.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, AON will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.50% next year. This indicates that AON will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about AON's dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.3 / 5Environmental Score-0.94 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.10% of the float of AON has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAON has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AON has recently increased by 5.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News Sentiment0.66 News SentimentAON has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for AON this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.Search Interest9 people have searched for AON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added AON to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -92% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AON insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.15% of the stock of AON is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.14% of the stock of AON is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about AON's insider trading history. AON Stock News HeadlinesShort Interest in Aon plc (NYSE:AON) Increases By 5.3%September 19 at 10:07 AM | americanbankingnews.comAon PLC stock rises Monday, outperforms marketSeptember 16 at 5:43 PM | marketwatch.comTrump’s weapon lurks in abandoned AmericaUnemployment is sky-high, wages are at record lows. Addiction has overwhelmed these once thriving coal towns. Hopelessness abounds. And looking in, the future here looks bleak for these forgotten souls. But in a strange twist of fate, something miraculous is taking place…September 19, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)2024 Global Energy Insurance Market Report Featuring Zurich Insurance, Marsh, SCOR Syndicate, Aon, AIG, Munich, WTW, Lloyd's, AXA, and AllianzSeptember 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAon PLC stock falls Friday, underperforms marketSeptember 13, 2024 | marketwatch.comAON Jun 2025 380.000 callSeptember 12, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comAon's new framework to enhance insurer profitabilitySeptember 11, 2024 | msn.comAon unveils framework to help insurers optimise performanceSeptember 10, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines AON Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AON shares performed this year? AON's stock was trading at $291.02 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AON stock has increased by 19.2% and is now trading at $346.97. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were AON's earnings last quarter? Aon plc (NYSE:AON) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 26th. The financial services provider reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.08 by $0.15. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does AON have any subsidiaries? AON subsidiaries include Tyche, Welfare S.r.l, Anviti Insurance Brokers Private Limited, Willis Towers Watson, Cytelligence, CoverWallet, Ovatio Courtage SAS, and more. Who are AON's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of AON include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (5.78%), Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (2.03%), Independent Franchise Partners LLP (1.11%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Christa Davies, Eric Andersen, Lester B Knight, Darren Zeidel, Lisa Stevens, Byron Spruell and Michael Neller. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of AON? Shares of AON stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of AON own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AON investors own include Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Wolverine World Wide (WWW), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Wendy's (WEN), Xerox (XRX), General Electric (GE) and Intel (INTC). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/26/2024Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend8/01/2024Dividend Payable8/15/2024Today9/19/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)10/25/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Insurance agents, brokers, & service Sub-IndustryInsurance Brokers Current SymbolNYSE:AON CUSIPG0408V10 CIK315293 Webwww.aon.com Phone(531) 266-6000Fax44-20-7621-1511Employees50,000Year Founded1987Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$337.27 High Stock Price Target$394.00 Low Stock Price Target$296.00 Potential Upside/Downside-2.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.14 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$12.76 Trailing P/E Ratio27.19 Forward P/E Ratio22.78 P/E Growth2.26Net Income$2.56 billion Net Margins18.00% Pretax Margin23.25% Return on Equity252.81% Return on Assets7.57% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.92 Current Ratio2.42 Quick Ratio2.42 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$13.38 billion Price / Sales5.64 Cash Flow$15.59 per share Price / Cash Flow22.25 Book Value($3.71) per share Price / Book-93.52Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares217,240,000Free Float214,931,000Market Cap$75.38 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.92 Social Links Should I Buy AON Stock? AON Pros and Cons Explained These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these AON pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com. AON Bull Case Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Aon plc: Aon plc has consistently shown strong financial performance with a return on equity of 252.81%, indicating efficient use of shareholder funds to generate profits. The company has a solid dividend yield of 0.82%, providing investors with a steady income stream relative to the stock price. Aon plc's recent upgrade from an "underperform" to an "outperform" rating by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods suggests positive sentiment and potential future growth. With a current stock price of $343.72, Aon plc has shown resilience and potential for capital appreciation in the market. The company's diverse range of risk and human capital solutions positions it well to capitalize on evolving market needs and trends. AON Bear Case Investors should be bearish about investing in Aon plc for these reasons: Despite recent positive ratings, Aon plc has faced some downgrades and price target reductions from analysts, indicating potential uncertainties in the market outlook. The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 2.92 may raise concerns about its leverage and financial risk, especially in volatile market conditions. Aon plc's recent earnings report showed a miss on the consensus estimate, signaling potential challenges in meeting market expectations and sustaining growth. Market analysts have an average rating of "Hold" on Aon plc, suggesting a lack of strong buy recommendations and mixed opinions on the stock's future performance. The company's stock price has experienced fluctuations, reaching a 12-month high of $345.56 and a low of $268.06, indicating potential volatility in the stock's value. This page (NYSE:AON) was last updated on 9/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. 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