The stock of Aon plc (AON) has seen a 1.21% increase in the past week, with a 7.79% gain in the past month, and a 3.20% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.55% for AON. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.61% for AON stock, with a simple moving average of 17.09% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Aon plc (NYSE: AON) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is above average at 31.92x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.82.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AON is 209.08M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.42% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of AON on March 06, 2025 was 1.07M shares.
AON) stock’s latest price update
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.15 in relation to its previous close of 404.68. However, the company has experienced a 1.21% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fxempire.com reported 2025-03-05 that Financial firm Aon Plc (AON) is growing amid global pressures.
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 “Overweight.” The predicted price for AON in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $410 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AON reach a price target of $420, previously predicting the price at $407. The rating they have provided for AON stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to AON, setting the target price at $377 in the report published on October 28th of the previous year.
AON Trading at 7.77% 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 -2.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.23%, as shares surge +7.05% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.60% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AON rose by +1.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $393.81. In addition, Aon plc saw 12.50% 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 Slyfield Jillian, who proposed sale 260 shares at the price of $384.86 back on Feb 10 ’25. After this action, Slyfield Jillian now owns shares of Aon plc, valued at $100,063 using the latest closing price.
Simon Mindy F., the Chief Operating Officer of Aon plc, sale 650 shares at $394.34 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that Simon Mindy F. is holding 1,816 shares at $256,321 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AON
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Aon plc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 100.25, with 6.40 for asset returns.
Based on Aon plc (AON), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.94 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 6.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Aon plc (AON) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
