Rep. April McClain Delaney Buys Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) Shares

Representative April McClain Delaney (D-Maryland) recently bought shares of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO). In a filing disclosed on January 05th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Brown & Brown stock on December 12th.

Representative April McClain Delaney also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) on 12/12/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) on 12/5/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) on 12/5/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) on 12/5/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Bio-Techne (NASDAQ:TECH) on 12/5/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) on 12/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) on 12/2/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) on 12/2/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) on 12/2/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) on 12/2/2025.

Brown & Brown Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:BRO opened at $80.29 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $79.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.10. Brown & Brown, Inc. has a 1-year low of $76.17 and a 1-year high of $125.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.81.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The financial services provider reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 18.23% and a return on equity of 13.64%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 35.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Brown & Brown, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current year.

Brown & Brown Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 5th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 5th. This is a positive change from Brown & Brown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Brown & Brown’s payout ratio is presently 19.76%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $97.00 target price (down from $135.00) on shares of Brown & Brown in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Citigroup lowered Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Brown & Brown in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Brown & Brown from $98.00 to $92.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Brown & Brown in a report on Thursday, November 20th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.87.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Brown & Brown by 423.1% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 272 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. lifted its position in Brown & Brown by 298.5% in the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 267 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Brown & Brown during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Motco acquired a new position in shares of Brown & Brown during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 1,129.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 332 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the period. 71.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Representative McClain Delaney

April McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

April McClain-Delaney grew up in Buhl, Idaho, where her father was a potato farmer. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in communications from Northwestern University in 1986 and her law degree from Georgetown Law Center in 1989. McClain-Delaney worked in communications law, first with the satellite firm Orion Network Systems and later as the Washington director for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on technology and children. In 2022, McClain-Delaney joined the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Joe Biden (D) as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information. McClain-Delaney served on the board of the Georgetown University Law Center, the International Center for Research on Women, and the Northwestern University School of Communications.

About Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) is a professional insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm that provides a broad range of property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk, and specialty insurance products. The company works with commercial, public sector and individual clients to design and place insurance programs, manage claims and loss control, and deliver risk management consulting. Its services also include wholesale brokerage, program administration and other specialty distribution solutions that connect carriers and intermediaries to niche markets.

Brown & Brown operates through a decentralized model of operating units and subsidiaries, enabling local client service with the scale to access national and specialty markets.