How did Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (MMC) surprise investors with its report?

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. [MMC] stock is trading at $197.62, up 0.68%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MMC shares have lost -1.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.49%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. [NYSE: MMC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 17, 2024, when Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $211 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on April 11, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $212. On January 10, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned a price target of $189 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $185 on January 08, 2024. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $192 on December 15, 2023. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on October 05, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $226. In a note dated July 21, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $189 to $210.

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. [MMC] stock has fluctuated between $171.47 and $209.20 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $174.27 within the next 12 months. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. [NYSE: MMC] shares were valued at $197.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.82% based on the average MMC price forecast.

Analyzing the MMC fundamentals

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. [NYSE:MMC] reported sales of 22.74B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 9.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.27.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 196.55 points at the first support level, and at 195.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 198.37, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 199.12.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.27, the price to book ratio is 7.98 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.26.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Mills Stacy, Vice President and Controller, that happened on Mar 14 ’24 when 1461.0 shares were sold. President & CEO, Guy Carpenter, Klisura Dean Michael completed a deal on Mar 08 ’24 to sell 9994.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Marketing Officer Jones John Jude sold 1505.0 shares on Mar 07 ’24.

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