NYSE:MMCMarsh & McLennan Companies Stock Price, Forecast & News

Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock was trading at $98.95 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MMC stock has increased by 7.7% and is now trading at $106.59. 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) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $4.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.66 billion. Marsh & McLennan Companies had a return on equity of 30.94% and a net margin of 10.33%. Marsh & McLennan Companies's revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.52 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 7th. View Marsh & McLennan Companies' dividend history.

Marsh & McLennan Companies announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 21st 2019, which permits the company to buyback $2,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 4.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

11 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock. Their forecasts range from $99.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate Marsh & McLennan Companies' share price to reach $108.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Media stories about MMC stock have been trending extremely positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marsh & McLennan Companies earned a daily sentiment score of 4.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutMarsh & McLennan Companies.

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

Marsh & McLennan Companies' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 acquired 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 $106.59.

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a market capitalization of $53.95 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]