Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for AON Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AON in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.33. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on AON from $414.00 to $409.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of AON from $420.00 to $398.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of AON from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $384.00 to $378.00 in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of AON from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of AON from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AON presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $390.67.

AON Stock Performance

NYSE AON opened at $354.10 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $76.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.89. AON has a 52-week low of $275.07 and a 52-week high of $412.97. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $377.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $375.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58.

AON (NYSE:AON) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $5.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.04 by ($0.37). The business had revenue of $4.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.83 billion. AON had a net margin of 16.91% and a return on equity of 70.84%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $5.66 EPS.

AON Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a $0.745 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This is a positive change from AON’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. This represents a $2.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.84%. AON’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.38%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AON

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of AON in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in AON in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AON by 2,025.0% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 85 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of AON in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of AON by 54.7% during the first quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.