Rep. Jefferson Shreve Buys Aon plc (NYSE:AON) Shares

Representative Jefferson Shreve (R-Indiana) recently bought shares of Aon plc (NYSE:AON). In a filing disclosed on April 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in AON stock on March 13th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CRT – STANDARD UNIT TRUST” account.

Representative Jefferson Shreve also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) on 3/31/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Block (NYSE:XYZ) on 3/31/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) on 3/31/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) on 3/31/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of IDEX (NYSE:IEX) on 3/31/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of HNI (NYSE:HNI) on 3/31/2025.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 3/31/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) on 3/31/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) on 3/31/2025.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) on 3/31/2025.

AON Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSE AON opened at $379.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.94, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.82. Aon plc has a 52 week low of $268.06 and a 52 week high of $412.97. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $390.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $375.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a current ratio of 1.40.

AON (NYSE:AON) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.25 by $0.17. AON had a net margin of 16.91% and a return on equity of 70.84%. 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 17.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AON Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.745 per share. This is a boost from AON’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. This represents a $2.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. AON’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.54%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on AON. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on AON from $394.00 to $409.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Evercore ISI upgraded AON from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $407.00 to $420.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Redburn Partners set a $445.00 price target on AON in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on AON from $396.00 to $416.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of AON from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, AON has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $393.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AON. Value Partners Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of AON by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 1,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $533,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in AON by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,338 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $840,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. grew its stake in AON by 0.3% in the first quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 11,940 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,765,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of AON by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 673 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $242,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of AON by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,692 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,326,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Shreve

Jefferson Shreve (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Indiana’s 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Shreve (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana’s 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

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Jefferson Shreve earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in 1989, a graduate degree from the University of London in 1998, and a graduate degree from Purdue University in 2003. Shreve’s career experience includes working as a real estate executive.

Shreve was elected 7th District Vice Chairman of the Indiana Republican State Committee on January 17, 2018, and was re-elected on March 6, 2021. In 2020, he was selected as a district-level delegate to the 2020 Republican National Convention.

About AON

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.