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Bellwether Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 4,494 Aon plc (NYSE:AON)

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Key Points

  • Bellwether Advisors LLC acquired 4,494 shares of Aon plc for approximately $1.79 million, indicating growing institutional interest in the financial services provider.
  • Analysts have revised their ratings on Aon, with the consensus being a "Hold" and an average price target of $403.00.
  • Aon plc announced a quarterly dividend of $0.745 per share, reflecting a 0.80% dividend yield for stockholders recorded by August 1st.
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Bellwether Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,494 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,794,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC boosted its position in shares of AON by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 1,427 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $570,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in AON by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 1,485 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $533,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in AON by 0.4% in the first quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,308 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,916,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of AON by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $479,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wesbanco Bank Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AON by 0.3% during the first quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 11,940 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,765,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AON has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of AON from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $408.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $438.00 target price (up previously from $436.00) on shares of AON in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of AON from $414.00 to $409.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $420.00 price target (up from $401.00) on shares of AON in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of AON from $411.00 to $421.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $409.21.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on AON

AON Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of AON stock traded up $2.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $357.45. The stock had a trading volume of 695,512 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,324,743. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.08 billion, a PE ratio of 29.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.84. Aon plc has a 52-week low of $322.95 and a 52-week high of $412.97. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $358.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $370.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93.

AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.16 billion. AON had a return on equity of 50.91% and a net margin of 15.54%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.93 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Aon plc will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AON Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be paid a $0.745 dividend. This represents a $2.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 1st. AON's payout ratio is currently 24.96%.

AON Company Profile

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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.

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