AON (AON) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

AON (NYSE: AON) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/5/2025 – AON had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $411.00 to $414.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – AON had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $390.00 to $400.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – AON had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $410.00 to $445.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – AON had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $372.00 to $384.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – AON was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $410.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $377.00.
• 1/10/2025 – AON had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $415.00 to $411.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2025 – AON was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $420.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $407.00.
• 1/3/2025 – AON had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $379.00 to $394.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

AON Stock Performance

Shares of AON stock opened at $386.81 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $83.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.55, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $365.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $358.47. Aon plc has a 1-year low of $268.06 and a 1-year high of $395.33.

AON (NYSE:AON) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 period in the prior year, the company earned $3.89 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Aon plc will post 17.24 EPS for the current year.

AON Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AON news, insider Lisa Stevens sold 1,275 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $387.68, for a total value of $494,292.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 8,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,291.36. This trade represents a 13.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Mindy F. Simon sold 650 shares of AON stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $394.34, for a total transaction of $256,321.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 1,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $716,121.44. This represents a 26.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AON

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in shares of AON in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new position in AON during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Personal Financial Services purchased a new stake in shares of AON in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.