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

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

Marsh & McLennan Companies declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 29th will be given a dividend of $0.455 per share on Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 28th. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' Dividend History.

Marsh & McLennan Companies declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 21st 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC) issued its earnings results on Thursday, January, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 10.46% and a return on equity of 29.72%. The company's revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.09 EPS. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' Earnings History.

Marsh & McLennan Companies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

8 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Marsh & McLennan Companies' shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate Marsh & McLennan Companies' share price to reach $108.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

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.

Press coverage about MMC stock has been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marsh & McLennan Companies earned a coverage optimism score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 5,550,000 shares, a decrease of 5.3% from the January 30th total of 5,860,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,490,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' Current Options Chain.

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Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.62%), Capital International Investors (3.95%), FMR LLC (3.04%), Capital World Investors (2.96%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.51%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.43%). Company insiders that own Marsh & McLennan Companies stock include Daniel S Glaser, E Scott Gilbert, Julio A Portalatin, Laurie Ledford, Mark C Mcgivney, Peter C Hearn, Peter J Beshar, Scott Mcdonald and Stacy Mills. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

MMC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, PGGM Investments, FIL Ltd, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Scout Investments Inc., Investec Asset Management LTD and Artemis Investment Management LLP. Company insiders that have sold Marsh & McLennan Companies company stock in the last year include E Scott Gilbert, Laurie Ledford, Mark C Mcgivney, Peter C Hearn, Peter J Beshar, Scott Mcdonald and Stacy Mills. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

MMC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., FMR LLC, Mawer Investment Management Ltd., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Capital International Investors, Credit Suisse AG and Geode Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Shares of MMC 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.

One share of MMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $106.88.

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a market capitalization of $53.86 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 65,000 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]