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

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 5th.

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.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) on 12/12/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) 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%

Brown & Brown stock opened at $80.29 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $79.81 and a 200-day moving average of $91.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. Brown & Brown, Inc. has a twelve month low of $76.17 and a twelve month high of $125.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.41 billion, a PE 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 data 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Brown & Brown had a net margin of 18.23% and a return on equity of 13.64%. The firm’s revenue was up 35.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Brown & Brown, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brown & Brown Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 5th were paid a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 5th. This is an increase from Brown & Brown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Brown & Brown’s payout ratio is presently 19.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brown & Brown

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BRO. Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Brown & Brown in the 2nd quarter worth $1,109,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 1.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,166,370 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $461,925,000 after buying an additional 46,235 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 30.6% in the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 760,893 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $84,360,000 after buying an additional 178,082 shares in the last quarter. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in Brown & Brown during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,432,000. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in Brown & Brown during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,635,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on BRO shares. Wolfe Research started coverage on Brown & Brown in a report on Thursday, November 20th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Barclays cut their target price on Brown & Brown from $102.00 to $84.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Brown & Brown from $98.00 to $92.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Brown & Brown from $95.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded shares of Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $99.87.

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.

Brown & Brown Company Profile

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.