AON (AON) Competitors $379.29 +2.96 (+0.79%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AON vs. MMC, AJG, BRO, EHTH, WTW, ERIE, RYAN, EQH, CRVL, and BWINShould you be buying AON stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AON include Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), Brown & Brown (BRO), eHealth (EHTH), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), CorVel (CRVL), and The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN). These companies are all part of the "insurance agents, brokers, & service" industry. AON vs. Marsh & McLennan Companies Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Brown & Brown eHealth Willis Towers Watson Public Erie Indemnity Ryan Specialty Equitable CorVel The Baldwin Insurance Group Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC) and AON (NYSE:AON) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and community ranking. Does the media favor MMC or AON? In the previous week, AON had 1 more articles in the media than Marsh & McLennan Companies. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for AON and 23 mentions for Marsh & McLennan Companies. Marsh & McLennan Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat AON's score of 0.76 indicating that Marsh & McLennan Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marsh & McLennan Companies 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AON 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MMC or AON? Marsh & McLennan Companies has higher revenue and earnings than AON. Marsh & McLennan Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AON, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarsh & McLennan Companies$22.74B4.80$3.76B$8.1227.36AON$13.38B6.13$2.56B$11.8532.01 Which has more volatility & risk, MMC or AON? Marsh & McLennan Companies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AON has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MMC or AON a better dividend stock? Marsh & McLennan Companies pays an annual dividend of $3.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. AON pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Marsh & McLennan Companies pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AON pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Marsh & McLennan Companies has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Marsh & McLennan Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MMC or AON? 88.0% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of AON shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of AON shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MMC or AON? AON received 39 more outperform votes than Marsh & McLennan Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.79% of users gave Marsh & McLennan Companies an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave AON an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarsh & McLennan CompaniesOutperform Votes50361.79% Underperform Votes31138.21% AONOutperform Votes54255.48% Underperform Votes43544.52% Is MMC or AON more profitable? Marsh & McLennan Companies has a net margin of 16.82% compared to AON's net margin of 16.32%. AON's return on equity of 107.43% beat Marsh & McLennan Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marsh & McLennan Companies16.82% 32.65% 8.82% AON 16.32%107.43%7.12% Do analysts prefer MMC or AON? Marsh & McLennan Companies presently has a consensus price target of $225.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.44%. AON has a consensus price target of $359.19, indicating a potential downside of 5.30%. Given Marsh & McLennan Companies' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Marsh & McLennan Companies is more favorable than AON.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marsh & McLennan Companies 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00AON 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19 SummaryMarsh & McLennan Companies beats AON on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AON vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAONInsurance agents, brokers, & service IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$82.03B$18.95B$11.24B$19.83BDividend Yield0.71%2.88%5.96%3.51%P/E Ratio32.0126.5126.4635.71Price / Sales6.138.4239.4317.76Price / Cash24.0733.4918.5821.33Price / Book12.7887.573.714.64Net Income$2.56B$858.71M$998.34M$982.94M7 Day Performance-1.17%-1.89%-0.06%-2.12%1 Month Performance5.72%-1.14%1.89%-0.39%1 Year Performance15.03%13.28%24.96%23.34% AON Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AONAON4.104 of 5 stars$379.29+0.8%$359.19-5.3%+13.7%$82.03B$13.38B32.0150,000MMCMarsh & McLennan Companies4.816 of 5 stars$225.24+0.6%N/A+12.0%$110.62B$23.95B27.7485,000News CoveragePositive NewsAJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.4.55 of 5 stars$295.20+0.8%N/A+20.0%$64.77B$11.27B56.2352,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsBROBrown & Brown4.2568 of 5 stars$112.41+0.5%N/A+50.3%$32.14B$4.59B30.639,705Short Interest ↑EHTHeHealth3.0993 of 5 stars$5.32+0.9%N/A-37.8%$157.63M$452.87M-1.871,903WTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.837 of 5 stars$317.41+0.7%N/A+28.9%$31.75B$9.48B-43.6048,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsERIEErie Indemnity3.4724 of 5 stars$417.55-1.0%N/A+44.1%$19.29B$3.27B39.066,556Short Interest ↑RYANRyan Specialty3.5848 of 5 stars$71.62-0.1%N/A+57.7%$18.75B$2.39B93.014,350Ex-DividendInsider SellingPositive NewsEQHEquitable3.3605 of 5 stars$48.55-1.3%N/A+70.3%$15.21B$10.53B-44.548,500Insider SellingShort Interest ↓CRVLCorVel1.4453 of 5 stars$359.48-0.8%N/A+62.0%$6.16B$845.64M76.324,870News CoveragePositive NewsBWINThe Baldwin Insurance Group2.0777 of 5 stars$45.94-6.1%N/AN/A$5.40B$1.22B-71.783,927Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MMC Alternatives AJG Alternatives BRO Alternatives EHTH Alternatives WTW Alternatives ERIE Alternatives RYAN Alternatives EQH Alternatives CRVL Alternatives BWIN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AON) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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