Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brown & Brown in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brown & Brown’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.92 EPS.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.30 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 20.68% and a return on equity of 17.81%. The business’s revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.14 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Brown & Brown from $118.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $126.00 to $119.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Brown & Brown has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.85.

Brown & Brown Trading Down 0.6%

BRO opened at $110.37 on Thursday. Brown & Brown has a one year low of $85.97 and a one year high of $125.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.79. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $115.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.90, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.87.

Brown & Brown Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. Brown & Brown’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.71%.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BRO. Bares Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Brown & Brown during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Brown & Brown during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 534.1% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 279 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its stake in Brown & Brown by 122.7% in the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 294 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Brown & Brown in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Brown & Brown Company Profile

Brown & Brown, Inc is an insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, insurance program and service organization. It engages in the provision of insurance brokerage services and casualty insurance underwriting services. It operates through the following segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services.