Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Brown & Brown in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.90. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.30 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 20.68% and a return on equity of 17.81%. The business's revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.14 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Brown & Brown from $138.00 to $130.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Brown & Brown from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "equal weight" rating and set a $128.00 target price on shares of Brown & Brown in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $119.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $116.85.

Brown & Brown Price Performance

NYSE BRO opened at $112.50 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $32.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.51, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.79. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $116.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $111.15. Brown & Brown has a 1 year low of $85.97 and a 1 year high of $125.68.

Brown & Brown Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Brown & Brown's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in Brown & Brown by 5.2% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 11,149 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,387,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC increased its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 37.8% during the first quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,585,840 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $197,278,000 after purchasing an additional 19,576 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Brown & Brown by 101.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 44,329 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,515,000 after buying an additional 22,283 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC purchased a new stake in Brown & Brown during the 1st quarter worth approximately $328,000. Hedge funds and other 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.

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