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 $112.05 – an increase of 1.82% 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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| Latest market close | $112.05 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $68.72 - $114.08 |
| 50-day moving average | $106.15 |
| 200-day moving average | $94.42 |
| Wall St. target price | $112.49 |
| PE ratio | 30.4484 |
| Dividend yield | $0.52 (0.54%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $3.68 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $110.75 from 2024-11-21
| 1 week (2024-11-15) | 0.64% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-24) | 5.20% |
| 3 months (2024-08-23) | 8.58% |
| 6 months (2024-05-23) | 24.28% |
| 1 year (2023-11-22) | 48.58% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-23) | 91.41% |
| 3 years (2021-11-23) | 71.69% |
| 5 years (2019-11-22) | 203.12% |
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 current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, Brown and Brown shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
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 shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares 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 share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
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.
| 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 | $32 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Brown and Brown.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 25.06
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Brown and Brown's overall score of 25.06 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 39th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Brown and Brown is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 0.82/100
Brown and Brown's environmental score of 0.82 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Brown and Brown is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 10.66/100
Brown and Brown's social score of 10.66 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Brown and Brown is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 16.22/100
Brown and Brown's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Brown and Brown is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Brown and Brown scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Brown and Brown has managed to keep its nose clean.
Brown & Brown Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 25.06 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 38.94 |
| Environmental score | 0.82 |
| Environmental score percentile | 3 |
| Social score | 10.66 |
| Social score percentile | 3 |
| Governance score | 16.22 |
| Governance score percentile | 3 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
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 shares by 5 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Brown and Brown's shares 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 shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Brown and Brown shares which in turn could have impacted Brown and Brown's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Brown and Brown's shares have ranged in value from as little as $68.7197 up to $114.08. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's 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 shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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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