Brown & Brown, Inc markets and sells insurance products and services in the United States, England, Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. It operates through four segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services. The Retail segment offers commercial packages, group medical, workers' compensation, property risk, and general liability insurance products; and group and individual life, accident, disability, health, hospitalization, medical, dental, and other ancillary insurance products, as well as risk management, loss control survey and analysis, consultancy, and claims processing services.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Insurance agents, brokers, & service
Sub-IndustryInsurance Brokers
SectorFinance
Phone386-252-9601
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.39 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees9,590
Next Earnings Date4/27/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brown & Brown's stock symbol?
Brown & Brown trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BRO."
How often does Brown & Brown pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Brown & Brown?
Brown & Brown announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.085 per share on Wednesday, February 19th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 4th. View Brown & Brown's Dividend History.
When did Brown & Brown's stock split? How did Brown & Brown's stock split work?
Shares of Brown & Brown split before market open on Thursday, March 29th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, February 26th 2018. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, March 28th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of Brown & Brown stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.
How were Brown & Brown's earnings last quarter?
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $579 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $563.56 million. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 16.66% and a return on equity of 12.23%. The company's revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. View Brown & Brown's Earnings History.
When is Brown & Brown's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for BRO?
6 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Brown & Brown's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect Brown & Brown's share price to reach $39.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 18.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Brown & Brown.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Brown & Brown?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Brown & Brown in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Brown & Brown.
Has Brown & Brown been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about BRO stock have been trending negative on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Brown & Brown earned a daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Brown & Brown.
Are investors shorting Brown & Brown?
Brown & Brown saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,560,000 shares, a decrease of 8.4% from the January 15th total of 4,980,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,800,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 2.0% of the company's shares are short sold. View Brown & Brown's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Brown & Brown's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Brown & Brown own?
Who are Brown & Brown's key executives?
Brown & Brown's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. J. Powell Brown C.P.C.U., CPCU, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 51)
- Mr. R. Andrew Watts, Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 50)
- Mr. J. Scott Penny CIC, Exec. VP & Chief Acquisitions Officer (Age 52)
- Mr. Anthony T. Strianese, Exec. VP & Pres of Wholesale Brokerage Division (Age 57)
- Mr. Chris L. Walker, Exec. VP & Pres of National Programs Division (Age 61)
Who are Brown & Brown's major shareholders?
Brown & Brown's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.81%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (3.50%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.46%), Clarkston Capital Partners LLC (1.39%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.07%) and Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (1.06%). Company insiders that own Brown & Brown stock include Anthony T Strianese, Chris L Walker, H Palmer Proctor Jr, Hyatt J Brown, Jerome Scott Penny and Robert W Lloyd. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Brown & Brown.
Which institutional investors are selling Brown & Brown stock?
BRO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., First Eagle Investment Management LLC, Jefferies Group LLC, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC and Natixis Advisors L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Brown & Brown company stock in the last year include Anthony T Strianese, Chris L Walker, Jerome Scott Penny and Robert W Lloyd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Brown & Brown.
Which institutional investors are buying Brown & Brown stock?
BRO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Madison Asset Management LLC, State Street Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Swiss National Bank, Bessemer Group Inc. and First Trust Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Brown & Brown.
How do I buy shares of Brown & Brown?
Shares of BRO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Brown & Brown's stock price today?
One share of BRO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.36.
How big of a company is Brown & Brown?
Brown & Brown has a market capitalization of $13.60 billion and generates $2.39 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $398.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.40 on an earnings per share basis. Brown & Brown employs 9,590 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Brown & Brown.
What is Brown & Brown's official website?
How can I contact Brown & Brown?
Brown & Brown's mailing address is 220 South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach FL, 32114. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 386-252-9601.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Brown & Brown (NYSE BRO)
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