Brown & Brown, Inc [NYSE: BRO] slipped around -1.12 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $107.81 at the close of the session, down -1.03%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 2.87M shares, BRO reached a trading volume of 10207676 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Brown & Brown, Inc [BRO]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BRO shares is $120.82 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BRO stock is a recommendation set at 2.50. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Goldman have made an estimate for Brown & Brown, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on May 13, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Edward Jones raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on April 16, 2025, representing the official price target for Brown & Brown, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $128, while Morgan Stanley analysts kept a Equal-Weight rating on BRO stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.54, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.05. Price to Free Cash Flow for BRO in the course of the last twelve months was 27.28 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.20.
How has BRO stock performed recently?
Brown & Brown, Inc [BRO] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.53. With this latest performance, BRO shares dropped by -4.93% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 4.78% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 5.68% in the past year of trading.
Brown & Brown, Inc [BRO]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Brown & Brown, Inc [BRO] shares currently have an operating margin of 30.80% and a Gross Margin at 95.27%. Brown & Brown, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 20.58%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 6.46%, with Return on Assets sitting at 6.46%.
Earnings analysis for Brown & Brown, Inc [BRO]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BRO. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Brown & Brown, Inc go to 9.92%.
Insider trade positions for Brown & Brown, Inc [BRO]
The top three institutional holders of BRO stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 28.7 million shares, which is approximately 10.1757%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 16.67 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.49 billion in BRO stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.17 billion in BRO stock with ownership which is approximately 4.6574%.
