Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of AON Q3 Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of AON in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $3.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.33. The consensus estimate for AON’s current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share.

AON (NYSE:AON) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $5.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.04 by ($0.37). AON had a net margin of 16.91% and a return on equity of 70.84%. The business had revenue of $4.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.83 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.66 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of AON to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on AON from $414.00 to $409.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on AON from $396.00 to $416.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of AON from $420.00 to $398.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on AON from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $390.67.

AON Stock Performance

Shares of AON stock opened at $354.10 on Friday. AON has a 52 week low of $275.07 and a 52 week high of $412.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $377.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $375.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.46 billion, a PE ratio of 27.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.89.

Institutional Trading of AON

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AON by 1.9% in the first quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 1,427 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $570,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Value Partners Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AON by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 1,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $533,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in AON by 0.4% during the first quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,308 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,916,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in AON by 54.7% during the first quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of AON by 2.6% in the first quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $479,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AON Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a $0.745 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.84%. This is an increase from AON’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. AON’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.38%.

AON Company Profile

Aon Plc engages in the provision of risk, health, and wealth solutions. It focuses on risk capital including claim management, reinsurance, risk analysis, management, retention, and transfer; and human capital involving analytics, health and benefits, investments, pensions and retirement, talent and rewards, and workplace wellbeing.