NYSE:MMC - Marsh & McLennan Companies Stock Price, Forecast & News

Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock was trading at $98.95 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MMC shares have decreased by 14.4% and is now trading at $84.70. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marsh & McLennan Companies in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $4.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.34 billion. Marsh & McLennan Companies had a return on equity of 29.72% and a net margin of 10.46%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' earnings history.

Marsh & McLennan Companies declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 8th will be given a dividend of $0.455 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 7th. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' dividend history.

Marsh & McLennan Companies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 21st 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 4.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

8 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock. Their forecasts range from $98.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Marsh & McLennan Companies' share price to reach $110.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 30.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Media headlines about MMC stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marsh & McLennan Companies earned a news sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutMarsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 6,091,200 shares, an increase of 16.0% from the February 27th total of 5,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,810,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.4 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' Current Options Chain.

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Marsh & McLennan Companies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MMC."

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One share of MMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $84.70.

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a market capitalization of $42.68 billion and generates $16.65 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $1.74 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.66 on an earnings per share basis. Marsh & McLennan Companies employs 76,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about Marsh & McLennan Companies.

The official website for Marsh & McLennan Companies is http://www.mmc.com/.

Marsh & McLennan Companies' mailing address is 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY, 10036. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-345-5000 or via email at [email protected]