FY2025 Earnings Forecast for AON Issued By Cantor Fitzgerald

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald has forecasted Aon plc's FY2025 earnings per share at $16.75, slightly below the consensus estimate of $17.21.
• Aon is currently rated as a "Strong-Buy" by Cantor Fitzgerald, while other analysts have set price targets ranging from $420.00 to $438.00.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.745 per share, which translates to an annualized yield of 0.8%.

Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) - Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of AON in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Tunis anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $16.75 for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AON's current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for AON's FY2026 earnings at $18.70 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $420.00 price target (up previously from $401.00) on shares of AON in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of AON from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $408.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on AON from $393.00 to $413.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $438.00 target price (up from $436.00) on shares of AON in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on AON in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $402.00 price target for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $409.18.

AON Stock Performance

AON stock traded up $4.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $369.74. 78,405 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,329,688. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $357.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $370.56. AON has a fifty-two week low of $323.73 and a fifty-two week high of $412.97. The stock has a market cap of $79.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.52.

AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.40 by $0.09. AON had a net margin of 15.54% and a return on equity of 50.91%. The business had revenue of $4.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.16 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.93 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AON

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AON. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC grew 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 during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in AON by 0.9% in the second quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,108,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in AON by 54.7% in the first quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of AON by 2.6% in the first quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $479,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AON Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st were paid a $0.745 dividend. This represents a $2.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st. AON's payout ratio is 24.96%.

AON Company Profile

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.