William Blair Decreases Earnings Estimates for Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Brown & Brown in a report released on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.01 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $4.15 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Brown & Brown’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.10. Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 17.81% and a net margin of 20.68%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on BRO. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Brown & Brown from $99.00 to $97.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Brown & Brown from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised their target price on Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $118.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Brown & Brown currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $113.17.

Brown & Brown Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of Brown & Brown stock opened at $104.65 on Friday. Brown & Brown has a twelve month low of $75.79 and a twelve month high of $114.15. The stock has a market cap of $29.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $105.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.17.

Brown & Brown Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. Brown & Brown’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.34%.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Brown & Brown in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Brown & Brown by 298.5% in the 3rd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 267 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Brown & Brown in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd raised its stake in Brown & Brown by 122.7% during the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 294 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Brown & Brown in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

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.