Brown & Brown, Inc (BRO) is expecting 14.84% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Friday, Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) opened higher 0.29% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $117.86. Price fluctuations for BRO have ranged from $80.33 to $121.25 over the past 52 weeks.

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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Financial sector was 15.12%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 9.17% at the time writing. With a float of $236.86 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $286.00 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 17403 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 69.54%, operating margin of 23.62%, and the pretax margin is 27.09%.

Brown & Brown, Inc (BRO) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Insurance Brokers industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Brown & Brown, Inc is 17.16%, while institutional ownership is 75.36%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 26 ’24, was worth 3,343,690. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 25 ’24, when Company’s Chairman sold 389,007 for $111.75, making the entire transaction worth $43,471,532. This insider now owns 36,029,921 shares in total.

Brown & Brown, Inc (BRO) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.02 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 9.17% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.65% during the next five years compared to 19.72% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Brown & Brown, Inc (BRO). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 7.03. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 30.95.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.46, a number that is poised to hit 1.29 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.56 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Brown & Brown, Inc (BRO)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 1.72 million, its volume of 2.15 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 39.60%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.01.

During the past 100 days, Brown & Brown, Inc’s (BRO) raw stochastic average was set at 85.52%, which indicates a significant increase from 63.82% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 14.98% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 17.62% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $109.49, while its 200-day Moving Average is $103.23. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $118.99 in the near term. At $119.77, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $120.43. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $117.54, it is likely to go to the next support level at $116.88. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $116.10.

Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) Key Stats

There are currently 285,932K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 33.80 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,805 M according to its annual income of 993,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,183 M and its income totaled 209,000 K.