Zacks Research Forecasts Brown & Brown Q3 Earnings

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Brown & Brown in a report released on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brown & Brown’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.78 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

BRO has been the subject of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brown & Brown from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Brown & Brown from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $104.00 to $101.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Brown & Brown from $109.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Bank of America upgraded Brown & Brown from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $126.00 to $130.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $126.00 to $119.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Brown & Brown currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.64.

Brown & Brown Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSE:BRO opened at $96.8360 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 6.72, a quick ratio of 6.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.30. The firm has a market cap of $31.94 billion, a PE ratio of 27.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.78. Brown & Brown has a 12-month low of $90.38 and a 12-month high of $125.68.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 19.89% and a return on equity of 15.10%. Brown & Brown’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BRO. Capital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Brown & Brown in the first quarter valued at $1,929,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Brown & Brown by 104.4% in the 1st quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 419 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 6,807 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $847,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 764,709 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $95,130,000 after purchasing an additional 18,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Brown & Brown during the 4th quarter worth approximately $580,000. 71.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Brown & Brown

In other Brown & Brown news, Director Paul J. Krump acquired 2,678 shares of Brown & Brown stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $93.31 per share, with a total value of $249,884.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $499,488.43. The trade was a 100.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bronislaw Edmund Masojada acquired 1,000 shares of Brown & Brown stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $91.44 per share, with a total value of $91,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $457,200. This trade represents a 25.00% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 15.59% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Brown & Brown Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Brown & Brown’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.29%.

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.