In the past week, AON stock has gone up by 1.67%, with a monthly gain of 6.79% and a quarterly surge of 13.60%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.38%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.70% for Aon plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.62% for AON’s stock, with a 18.43% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Aon plc (NYSE: AON) Right Now?
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 32.30x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.91. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for AON is 209.39M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.24% of that float. On November 22, 2024, the average trading volume of AON was 914.45K shares.
AON) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Aon plc (NYSE: AON) has jumped by 0.67 compared to previous close of 380.08. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.67% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-19 that Unique season-long competition rewards the best decision maker on the LPGA Tour NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and the LPGA Tour today announced Jeeno Thitikul as the winner of the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge.
Analysts’ Opinion of AON
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AON stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for AON by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for AON in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $377 based on the research report published on October 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AON reach a price target of $394. The rating they have provided for AON stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Outperform” to AON, setting the target price at $380 in the report published on July 30th of the current year.
AON Trading at 5.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AON to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.38%, as shares surge +7.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.87% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AON rose by +1.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +26.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $376.50. In addition, Aon plc saw 31.48% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AON starting from Spruell Byron, who purchase 725 shares at the price of $340.08 back on Aug 28 ’24. After this action, Spruell Byron now owns 5,303 shares of Aon plc, valued at $246,558 using the latest closing price.
Stevens Lisa, the Chief Administrative Officer of Aon plc, sale 400 shares at $328.95 during a trade that took place back on Aug 12 ’24, which means that Stevens Lisa is holding 9,352 shares at $131,580 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AON
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for Aon plc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 86.11, with 5.87 for asset returns.
Based on Aon plc (AON), the company’s capital structure generated 0.73 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.29 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.09for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3.
Conclusion
To sum up, Aon plc (AON) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
