Are Aon plc (AON) stocks a prudent buy?

A share price of Aon plc [AON] is currently trading at $386.74, up 0.66%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AON shares have gain 1.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.04%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Aon plc [NYSE: AON] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 14, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $410 from $377. Previously, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 08, 2025, and elevated its price target to $420. On October 28, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $377 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $394 on September 05, 2024. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $380 on July 30, 2024. In a note dated May 22, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $345 to $306.

Aon plc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $268.06 and $395.33. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $381.2 within the next 12 months. Aon plc [NYSE: AON] shares were valued at $386.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.43% based on the average AON price forecast.

Analyzing the AON fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Aon plc [NYSE:AON] were 15.77B which represents 22.58% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.69% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, 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 0.05, Equity is 0.59 and Total Capital is 0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.89.

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 383.37 points at the first support level, and at 379.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 388.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 391.23.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.30, the price to book ratio is 13.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.55.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Slyfield Jillian, Officer, that happened on Feb 10 ’25 when 260.0 shares were purchased. Chief Operating Officer, Simon Mindy F. completed a deal on Nov 27 ’24 to sell 650.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Administrative Officer Stevens Lisa sold 1275.0 shares on Nov 26 ’24.

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