How to buy Brown and Brown stock in Canada

Brown and Brown is an insurance brokers business based in the US. Brown and Brown shares (BRO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $102.93 – a decrease of 1.21% over the previous week. Brown and Brown employs 16,152 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.6 billion.

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Brown and Brown stock price (NYSE: BRO)

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Brown and Brown stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$102.93
52-week range	$68.83 - $114.15
50-day moving average more info button	$107.76
200-day moving average more info button	$96.44
Wall St. target price	$114.28
PE ratio more info button	27.5014
Dividend yield more info button	$0.52 (0.59%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$3.67

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Brown and Brown price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $102.3 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.81%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-7.63%
3 months (2024-09-20)	1.28%
6 months (2024-06-21)	9.98%

1 year (2023-12-21)	45.29%
2 years (2022-12-21)	81.93%
3 years (2021-12-21)	56.97%
5 years (2019-12-20)	163.29%

Is Brown and Brown stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Brown and Brown stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Brown and Brown's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Brown and Brown's P/E ratio

Brown and Brown's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Brown and Brown shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Brown and Brown's PEG ratio

Brown and Brown's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.41. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Brown and Brown's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Brown and Brown's EBITDA

Brown and Brown's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Brown and Brown's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Brown and Brown financials

Revenue TTM	$4.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	28.31%
Gross profit TTM	$1.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.2%
Return on equity TTM	18.14%
Profit margin	23.07%
Book value	$22.60
Market Capitalization more info button	$28.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Brown and Brown stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 15.17% of net profits

Recently Brown and Brown has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Brown and Brown shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Brown and Brown's case, that would currently equate to about $0.52 per share.

While Brown and Brown's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Brown and Brown is investing more in its future growth.

Brown and Brown's most recent dividend payout was on 12 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 5 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Brown and Brown's stocks ever split?

Brown and Brown's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 28 March 2018 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Brown and Brown stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Brown and Brown stocks, which in turn could have impacted Brown and Brown's stock price.

Brown and Brown stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Brown and Brown's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $68.8291 up to $114.15. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Brown and Brown's is 0.825. This would suggest that Brown and Brown's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Brown and Brown overview

Brown & Brown, Inc. markets and sells insurance products and services in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services. The Retail segment provides property and casualty, employee benefits insurance products, personal insurance products, specialties insurance products, risk management strategies, loss control survey and analysis, consultancy, and claims processing services. It serves commercial, public and quasi-public entities, professional, and individual customers. The National Programs segment offers professional liability and related package insurance products for dentistry, legal, eyecare, insurance, financial, physicians, real estate title professionals, as well as supplementary insurance products related to weddings, events, medical facilities, and cyber liabilities. This segment also provides public entity-related and specialty programs through a network of independent agents; and program management services for insurance carrier partners.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Brown and Brown is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 16.312% of Brown and Brown stocks are held by insiders and 75.875% by institutions. How many people work for Brown and Brown?
Latest data suggests 16,152 work at Brown and Brown. When does the fiscal year end for Brown and Brown?
Brown and Brown's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Brown and Brown based?
Brown and Brown's address is: 300 North Beach Street, Daytona Beach, FL, United States, 32114 What is Brown and Brown's ISIN number?
Brown and Brown's international securities identification number is: US1152361010 What is Brown and Brown's CUSIP number?
Brown and Brown's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 730444106

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