NYSE:MMCMarsh & 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 (WHO). Since then, MMC shares have increased by 12.7% and is now trading at $111.49. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marsh & McLennan Companies in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.08. The financial services provider had revenue of $4.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.66 billion. Marsh & McLennan Companies had a return on equity of 30.94% and a net margin of 10.33%. The business's revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.52 EPS. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' earnings history.

Marsh & McLennan Companies announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.455 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 7th. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' dividend history.

Marsh & McLennan Companies announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

11 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Marsh & McLennan Companies' shares. Their forecasts range from $99.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock price to reach $108.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.4%. View analysts' price targets for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

News headlines about MMC stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Marsh & McLennan Companies earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles 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 impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutMarsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,040,000 shares, a decrease of 6.5% from the April 30th total of 5,390,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,770,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's shares 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."

Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.51%), State Street Corp (4.51%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.17%), Capital International Investors (3.97%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.07%) and Capital World Investors (2.94%). Company insiders that own Marsh & McLennan Companies stock include E Scott Gilbert, 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 Research Global Investors, Wellington Management Group LLP, State Street Corp, Primecap Management Co. CA, Donaldson Capital Management LLC, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Scout Investments Inc., and Bessemer Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Marsh & McLennan Companies company stock in the last year include Laurie Ledford, and Scott Mcdonald. View insider buying and selling activity for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

MMC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Unigestion Holding SA, Jennison Associates LLC, and Mawer Investment Management Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $111.49.

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a market capitalization of $56.43 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.

The official website for Marsh & McLennan Companies is 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]