Analysts Set Expectations for Brown & Brown Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research forecasts Brown & Brown's Q3 2025 earnings per share at $0.87, with a full-year estimate of $4.18 per share.
• Several investment firms have recently downgraded Brown & Brown, including Wall Street Zen, which shifted from a "hold" to a "sell" rating.
• Brown & Brown announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, yielding 0.6%, to be paid on August 20th.

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Brown & Brown in a research note issued on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown's current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brown & Brown's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.78 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America raised Brown & Brown from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $126.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays decreased their target price on Brown & Brown from $111.00 to $108.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Argus reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Brown & Brown in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Brown & Brown from $109.00 to $105.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Brown & Brown from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $112.64.

Brown & Brown Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:BRO traded up $0.2060 on Wednesday, reaching $96.6060. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,593,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,848,808. Brown & Brown has a 1-year low of $90.38 and a 1-year high of $125.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 6.72 and a current ratio of 6.72. The firm has a market cap of $31.86 billion, a PE ratio of 27.84, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.78. The business's 50-day moving average price is $102.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $110.08.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.04. Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 19.89%.The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Brown & Brown Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. Brown & Brown's dividend payout ratio is presently 17.29%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Bronislaw Edmund Masojada bought 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $91.44 per share, for a total transaction of $91,440.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 5,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $457,200. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul J. Krump bought 2,678 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were bought at an average price of $93.31 per share, for a total transaction of $249,884.18. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 5,353 shares of the company's stock, valued at $499,488.43. This represents a 100.11% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 17.02% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bares Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Brown & Brown in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Optimum Investment Advisors bought a new stake in Brown & Brown in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. SouthState Corp raised its stake in Brown & Brown by 188.6% in the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 254 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its stake in Brown & Brown by 298.5% in the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 267 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Brown & Brown in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 71.01% of the company's stock.

About Brown & Brown

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.