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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 28th. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' Dividend History.

Marsh & McLennan Companies announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, November 21st 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership 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 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. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.09 earnings per share. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Marsh & McLennan Companies' shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock price to reach $108.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.5%. 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.

Media coverage about MMC stock has been trending neutral on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of news 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marsh & McLennan Companies earned a news sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

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Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.62%), FMR LLC (3.04%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.51%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.38%), UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (1.27%) and Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (1.11%). 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 PGGM Investments, FIL Ltd, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Scout Investments Inc., Investec Asset Management LTD, Artemis Investment Management LLP and Sound Shore Management Inc. CT. 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 acquired 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., Credit Suisse AG, M&G Investment Management Ltd. and Waverton Investment Management Ltd. 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 $118.78.