Q3 EPS Estimates for Brown & Brown Reduced by William Blair

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Brown & Brown in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.99 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Brown & Brown’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 17.81% and a net margin of 20.68%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.14 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on BRO. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Brown & Brown from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Brown & Brown from $138.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Edward Jones initiated coverage on Brown & Brown in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Brown & Brown from $119.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Brown & Brown presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $116.83.

Brown & Brown Stock Performance

NYSE BRO opened at $110.60 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.70 billion, a PE ratio of 31.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79. Brown & Brown has a 52-week low of $81.79 and a 52-week high of $125.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brown & Brown

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BRO. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Brown & Brown by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,940,139 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,054,493,000 after purchasing an additional 1,335,964 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 0.3% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,940,046 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,609,742,000 after buying an additional 38,078 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Brown & Brown by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,099,649 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $620,737,000 after buying an additional 118,569 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its position in Brown & Brown by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 4,195,681 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $428,043,000 after buying an additional 566,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Brown & Brown by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,803,616 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $388,045,000 after acquiring an additional 388,411 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Brown & Brown Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Brown & Brown’s payout ratio is 16.71%.

Brown & Brown Company Profile

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.