Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new stake in Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 7,768 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,100,000. AON comprises approximately 0.6% of Oak Thistle LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AON. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in AON during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in AON during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new stake in AON during the 1st quarter worth about $37,000. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in AON during the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Nemes Rush Group LLC acquired a new stake in AON during the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have issued reports on AON. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on AON from $414.00 to $409.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on AON from $396.00 to $416.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Barclays lowered their target price on AON from $415.00 to $401.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on AON from $420.00 to $398.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised AON from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $408.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. One research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, AON presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $403.00.
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AON Stock Up 4.5%
Shares of NYSE AON traded up $16.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $372.71. The stock had a trading volume of 2,251,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,320,097. The company has a market capitalization of $80.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.84. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $358.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $370.64. Aon plc has a 52 week low of $304.12 and a 52 week high of $412.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.73.
AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.40 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.16 billion. AON had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 15.58%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.93 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Aon plc will post 17.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.
AON Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.745 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $2.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.80%. AON's payout ratio is currently 25.38%.
About AON
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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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