Marsh & McLennan Companies (MRSH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marsh & McLennan Companies, now known as Marsh, is a professional services firm focused on risk, strategy and people. Its businesses help organizations assess and manage risk, arrange insurance and reinsurance, and address workforce and organizational challenges.

The company operates through Marsh, an insurance brokerage and risk advisory business; Guy Carpenter, which specializes in reinsurance and related risk services; Mercer, which provides health, wealth and career consulting; and Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm. Its services support businesses, governments and individuals across a broad range of industries.

With roots dating to the early 20th century, Marsh serves clients in countries around the world. John Doyle is the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $204.05 to $206.92
• 50-Day Range: $168.97 to $210.63
• 52-Week Range: $156.60 to $214.00
• Volume: 455,938 shs
• Average Volume: 2.78 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $97.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.51
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: $205.84
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Marsh & McLennan Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marsh & McLennan Companies scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Marsh & McLennan Companies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Marsh & McLennan Companies is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marsh & McLennan Companies has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marsh & McLennan Companies are expected to grow by 8.96% in the coming year, from $10.49 to $11.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marsh & McLennan Companies is 24.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marsh & McLennan Companies is 24.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a PEG Ratio of 2.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a P/B Ratio of 6.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.43% of the float of Marsh & McLennan Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.43, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marsh & McLennan Companies has recently increased by 6.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Marsh & McLennan Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Marsh & McLennan Companies has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marsh & McLennan Companies is 47.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Marsh & McLennan Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.65% next year. This indicates that Marsh & McLennan Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for Marsh & McLennan Companies this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for MRSH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Marsh & McLennan Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marsh & McLennan Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,081,800.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.38% of the stock of Marsh & McLennan Companies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.99% of the stock of Marsh & McLennan Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/15/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Insurance Brokers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MRSH
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MMC
• CIK: 62709
• Web: www.corporate.marsh.com
• Phone: (212) 345-5000
• Fax: 408-523-1390
• Employees: 95,000
• Year Founded: 1871

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marsh & McLennan Companies: $205.84
• High Price Target: $230.00
• Low Price Target: $178.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.87
• P/E Growth: 2.77
• Net Income: $4.16 billion
• Net Margins: 14.20%
• Pretax Margin: 18.88%
• Return on Equity: 33.32%
• Return on Assets: 8.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.27
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.41
• Cash Flow: $11.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.54
• Book Value: $31.26 per share
• Price / Book: 6.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 475,514,000
• Free Float: 473,707,000
• Market Cap: $97.15 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.53