Zacks Research Has Strong Forecast for AON FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for AON to $16.80, slightly up from $16.74, while the consensus estimate remains at $17.21.
• AON's stock rating is currently "Moderate Buy," with a consensus price target of $409.21, reflecting optimism from multiple analysts regarding the company's performance.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.745 per share, representing an annual yield of 0.8%, to be paid on August 15th.

Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for AON in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $16.80 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $16.74. The consensus estimate for AON's current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AON's Q3 2026 earnings at $3.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.60 EPS.

AON has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of AON from $414.00 to $409.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $438.00 price objective (up previously from $436.00) on shares of AON in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $420.00 price objective (up previously from $401.00) on shares of AON in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of AON from $393.00 to $413.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded AON from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $400.00 to $426.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $409.21.

AON Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:AON traded up $1.36 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $366.39. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,095,233 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,402,192. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $357.97 and a 200-day moving average of $370.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.69, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.83. AON has a 12-month low of $323.73 and a 12-month high of $412.97.

AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $4.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.16 billion. AON had a net margin of 15.54% and a return on equity of 50.91%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.93 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC boosted its position in AON by 1.9% in the first quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 1,427 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of AON by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 1,485 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $533,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 28 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 29 shares during the period. 86.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AON Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. AON's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.