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NYSE:AON

AON (AON) Competitors

$310.67
-0.52 (-0.17%)
(As of 05/26/2023 07:00 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$310.15
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$313.66
50-Day Range
$301.51
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$336.17
52-Week Range
$246.21
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$338.27
Volume
575,800 shs
Average Volume
788,208 shs
Market Capitalization
$63.45 billion
P/E Ratio
24.93
Dividend Yield
0.79%
Price Target
$319.00
ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability

AON vs. AJG, MMC, BRO, WTW, CME, EQIX, BMO, ICE, UBS, and BX

Should you be buying AON stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AON include Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Brown & Brown (BRO), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), CME Group (CME), Equinix (EQIX), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), UBS Group (UBS), and Blackstone (BX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

AON vs.

AON (NYSE:AON) and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

86.1% of AON shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of AON shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AON pays an annual dividend of $2.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AON pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

AON presently has a consensus price target of $319.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.68%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $217.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. Given Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more favorable than AON.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AON
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

AON has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, AON had 2 more articles in the media than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for AON and 9 mentions for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat AON's score of 0.17 indicating that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AON
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

AON has higher revenue and earnings than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. AON is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AON$12.48 billion5.08$2.59 billion$12.4624.93
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.$8.55 billion5.11$1.11 billion$5.3937.81

AON has a net margin of 20.63% compared to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net margin of 13.22%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity of 18.86% beat AON's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AON 20.63% -4,553.36% 8.67%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 13.22% 18.86% 4.24%

AON received 3 more outperform votes than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.15% of users gave Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. an outperform vote while only 57.90% of users gave AON an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AONOutperform Votes
535
57.90%
Underperform Votes
389
42.10%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Outperform Votes
532
61.15%
Underperform Votes
338
38.85%

Summary

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. beats AON on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AON vs. The Competition

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MetricAONInsurance agents, brokers, & service IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$63.45B$16.35B$5.93B$14.28B
Dividend Yield0.79%2.74%9.70%4.09%
P/E Ratio24.9333.09161.2320.08
Price / Sales5.083.076,329.678.81
Price / Cash20.6038.5631.9915.16
Price / Book-150.084.471.826.84
Net Income$2.59B$801.71M$643.57M$891.72M
7 Day Performance-1.19%-3.28%-0.71%-1.22%
1 Month Performance-4.46%2.44%-1.75%-2.03%
1 Year Performance10.29%75.36%-8.33%-10.36%

AON Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
2.4453 of 5 stars		$206.61
-3.7%		$217.71
+5.4%		+23.0%$44.27B$8.55B38.3344,000
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
2.6369 of 5 stars		$174.40
-3.0%		$182.62
+4.7%		+7.5%$86.28B$20.72B27.2985,000
BRO
Brown & Brown
2.4731 of 5 stars		$63.20
-3.8%		$66.64
+5.4%		+4.9%$17.93B$3.57B26.1215,201Short Interest ↓
WTW
Willis Towers Watson Public
2.7998 of 5 stars		$221.41
-3.7%		$266.85
+20.5%		+2.9%$23.56B$8.87B22.2146,600
CME
CME Group
2.9303 of 5 stars		$179.08
-1.6%		$217.25
+21.3%		-11.6%$64.42B$5.02B22.753,460Short Interest ↓
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EQIX
Equinix
2.4742 of 5 stars		$696.81
-3.6%		$780.28
+12.0%		+5.1%$65.17B$7.26B78.9112,097Short Interest ↓
BMO
Bank of Montreal
2.6304 of 5 stars		$86.94
-0.8%		$152.70
+75.6%		-21.5%$62.01B$34.74B7.0946,722Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange
3.1249 of 5 stars		$107.89
-1.2%		$130.70
+21.1%		+2.4%$60.40B$9.64B41.828,911Short Interest ↓
UBS
UBS Group
2.265 of 5 stars		$19.87
-1.6%		$19.38
-2.5%		+4.6%$69.15B$41.13B10.1972,597
BX
Blackstone
3.0922 of 5 stars		$83.73
-1.5%		$102.70
+22.7%		-29.2%$59.12B$8.52B102.114,695Short Interest ↓

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This page (NYSE:AON) was last updated on 5/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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