Research Analysts Offer Predictions for MMC Q2 Earnings

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.58 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.56. The consensus estimate for Marsh & McLennan Companies' current full-year earnings is $9.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Marsh & McLennan Companies' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $3.34 EPS.

Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The financial services provider reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.02 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.08 billion. Marsh & McLennan Companies had a net margin of 16.60% and a return on equity of 32.60%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.89 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also commented on MMC. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Marsh & McLennan Companies from $223.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies from $259.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. Barclays raised their price objective on Marsh & McLennan Companies from $246.00 to $249.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $250.00 target price (up previously from $240.00) on shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $241.93.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of MMC stock traded up $1.93 on Friday, reaching $228.63. 629,683 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,877,595. Marsh & McLennan Companies has a 1-year low of $201.34 and a 1-year high of $248.00. The stock has a market cap of $112.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $230.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $224.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MMC. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in Marsh & McLennan Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Marsh & McLennan Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. City Holding Co. acquired a new position in Marsh & McLennan Companies in the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT bought a new position in shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Marsh & McLennan Companies

In other news, CEO Nicholas Mark Studer sold 49,390 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.16, for a total transaction of $11,367,602.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 28,329 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,520,202.64. This trade represents a 63.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Stacy Mills sold 1,317 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.97, for a total value of $309,455.49. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 2,923 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $686,817.31. This represents a 31.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 69,634 shares of company stock valued at $16,244,986. 0.35% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.815 per share. This represents a $3.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. Marsh & McLennan Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.95%.

About Marsh & McLennan Companies

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc is a professional services firm, which engages in offering clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy, and people. It operates through the Risk and Insurance Services, and Consulting segments. The Risk and Insurance Services segment is involved in risk management activities, as well as insurance and reinsurance broking and services.