Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of AON Q4 Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of AON in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.23. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $15.40 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AON’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on AON from $312.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised AON from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $315.00 to $377.00 in a report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of AON from $385.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of AON from $413.00 to $432.00 in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of AON from $338.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AON presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $359.19.

AON Price Performance

AON stock opened at $383.38 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $82.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $355.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $321.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. AON has a 12-month low of $268.06 and a 12-month high of $389.21.

Institutional Trading of AON

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of AON by 7.2% in the third quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 4,789 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,657,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its stake in AON by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 1,097 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Retireful LLC purchased a new position in AON in the 3rd quarter valued at about $759,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AON by 18.2% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 377 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $130,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kraft Davis & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of AON by 838.3% in the third quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 9,336 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,463,000 after buying an additional 8,341 shares during the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AON Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.675 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.70%. AON’s payout ratio is 22.78%.

About AON

Aon plc, a professional services firm, provides a range of risk and human capital solutions worldwide. It offers commercial risk solutions, including retail brokerage, specialty solutions, global risk consulting and captives management, and affinity programs; and health solutions, such as health and benefits brokerages, and health care exchanges.