Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.04 in relation to its previous close of 105.19. However, the company has experienced a 1.49% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-22 that DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) announces that the board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share. The dividend is payable on February 12, 2025, to shareholders of record on February 5, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) is above average at 28.66x. The 36-month beta value for BRO is also noteworthy at 0.86. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BRO is 236.97M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.03% of that float. The average trading volume of BRO on January 24, 2025 was 1.31M shares.
BRO’s Market Performance
BRO’s stock has seen a 1.49% increase for the week, with a 2.86% rise in the past month and a -0.77% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.46%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.56% for Brown & Brown, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.00% for BRO’s stock, with a 6.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BRO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BRO stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for BRO by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for BRO in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $134 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Argus, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BRO reach a price target of $120. The rating they have provided for BRO stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 24th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to BRO, setting the target price at $108 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
BRO Trading at -1.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BRO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.46%, as shares surge +2.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.64% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BRO rose by +1.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $103.17. In addition, Brown & Brown, Inc saw 3.15% 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 BRO starting from ORMOND RIVERSIDE, L P, who proposed sale 29,921 shares at the price of $111.75 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, ORMOND RIVERSIDE, L P now owns shares of Brown & Brown, Inc, valued at $3,343,690 using the latest closing price.
BROWN HYATT J, the Chairman of Brown & Brown, Inc, sale 389,007 shares at $111.75 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that BROWN HYATT J is holding 36,029,921 shares at $43,471,532 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BRO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for Brown & Brown, Inc stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 17.81, with 6.59 for asset returns.
Based on Brown & Brown, Inc (BRO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.55 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27.
Conclusion
In summary, Brown & Brown, Inc (BRO) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
