Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of AON Q4 Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Zacks Research cut their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of AON in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.23. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $15.40 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AON’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on AON. TD Cowen raised their target price on AON from $413.00 to $432.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on AON from $311.00 to $353.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Barclays started coverage on shares of AON in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $394.00 price target on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of AON from $325.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of AON from $344.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $359.19.

AON Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AON opened at $383.38 on Monday. AON has a 1 year low of $268.06 and a 1 year high of $389.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 2.05. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $355.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $321.16. The company has a market capitalization of $82.91 billion, a PE ratio of 32.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.91.

AON Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a $0.675 dividend. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. AON’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.78%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AON. Farallon Capital Management LLC raised its position in AON by 196.7% in the second quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,875,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $550,521,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243,200 shares during the period. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in AON in the third quarter valued at about $336,375,000. Veritas Asset Management LLP boosted its stake in AON by 41.6% during the third quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP now owns 3,010,557 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,041,623,000 after buying an additional 883,761 shares during the period. Meritage Group LP acquired a new stake in shares of AON during the first quarter valued at about $258,471,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of AON by 37.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,000,969 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $587,445,000 after acquiring an additional 548,563 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

AON Company Profile

Aon plc, a professional services firm, provides a range of risk and human capital solutions worldwide. It offers commercial risk solutions, including retail brokerage, specialty solutions, global risk consulting and captives management, and affinity programs; and health solutions, such as health and benefits brokerages, and health care exchanges.