Atria Investments Inc lowered its stake in Aon plc (NYSE:AON – Free Report) by 13.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,981 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 2,260 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in AON were worth $4,933,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AON. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AON during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,305,000. Callan Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of AON by 220.7% during the 3rd quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 11,675 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,163,000 after buying an additional 8,034 shares in the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of AON during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,752,000. Veritas Asset Management LLP raised its holdings in shares of AON by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP now owns 2,053,673 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $732,299,000 after buying an additional 332,685 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of AON by 64.9% during the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 19,092 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,808,000 after buying an additional 7,512 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AON has been the topic of a number of research reports. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of AON in a report on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AON in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on AON from $416.00 to $401.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on AON from $406.00 to $396.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on AON from $393.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AON currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $397.88.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other AON news, General Counsel Darren Zeidel sold 5,040 shares of AON stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.79, for a total value of $1,641,981.60. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 20,254 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,598,550.66. The trade was a 19.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Key AON News
Here are the key news stories impacting AON this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its Q1 2028 EPS estimate for Aon to $7.77 from $7.75, signaling slightly stronger longer-term earnings expectations. AON report
- Positive Sentiment: An Artemis report noted that global property softening is being offset by underwriting discipline and rising ART interest, a backdrop that can support Aon’s insurance-brokerage and specialty business outlook. Global property softening met by underwriting discipline and rising ART interest: Aon
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research also reiterated or adjusted several other out-year EPS forecasts for Aon, with FY2026 at $19.02, FY2027 at $20.96, and FY2028 at $23.11, suggesting broadly steady earnings growth expectations overall.
- Negative Sentiment: The same analyst note included modest cuts to some near- and medium-term estimates, including Q2 2026, Q3 2026, Q4 2026, Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, FY2027, and FY2028, which may temper enthusiasm around the pace of earnings growth. AON report
AON Price Performance
Shares of AON stock opened at $317.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.95. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $322.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $335.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.72. Aon plc has a one year low of $304.59 and a one year high of $381.00.
AON (NYSE:AON – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, May 2nd. The financial services provider reported $6.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.37 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.97 billion. AON had a return on equity of 43.50% and a net margin of 22.54%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.67 EPS. Analysts forecast that Aon plc will post 19.07 EPS for the current year.
AON Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.82 dividend. This is an increase from AON’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. AON’s payout ratio is presently 16.36%.
AON Profile
Aon plc is a global professional services firm that provides a broad suite of risk, retirement and health solutions to corporations, institutions and individuals. The company operates primarily as an insurance broker and risk adviser, helping clients identify, quantify and transfer risk across property, casualty, cyber and other areas. Aon also offers reinsurance brokerage and capital market solutions that connect insurers, reinsurers and corporate buyers.
In addition to traditional brokerage activities, Aon delivers consulting and outsourcing services in areas such as human capital, benefits, and retirement plan design and administration.
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