Rep. Byron Donalds Sells Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) Stock

Representative Byron Donalds (Republican-Florida) recently sold shares of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO). In a filing disclosed on March 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Brown & Brown stock on February 10th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORAN WEALTH IRA” account.

Representative Byron Donalds also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 2/10/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) on 2/10/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 2/10/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) on 1/8/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) on 1/8/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) on 1/8/2026.

Brown & Brown Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of BRO opened at $71.02 on Tuesday. Brown & Brown, Inc. has a twelve month low of $65.68 and a twelve month high of $125.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.36.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.65 billion. Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 12.93% and a net margin of 17.84%.The firm’s revenue was up 35.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Brown & Brown, Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Brown & Brown Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 4th were given a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 4th. Brown & Brown’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.63%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on BRO. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Brown & Brown from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $73.00 in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Brown & Brown in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $81.00 price target (down from $90.00) on shares of Brown & Brown in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Brown & Brown in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Argus raised shares of Brown & Brown to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brown & Brown

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Brown & Brown by 38.3% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 33,444 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,132,000 after acquiring an additional 9,264 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in Brown & Brown by 5.2% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 11,149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors acquired a new stake in Brown & Brown in the second quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 189.8% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 623 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 3.1% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,368,855 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $151,765,000 after purchasing an additional 40,593 shares in the last quarter. 71.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Representative Donalds

Byron Donalds (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 19th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Donalds (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 19th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Byron Donalds was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Naples, Florida. Donalds earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from Florida State University in 2002. His career experience includes working as a commercial credit officer in banking and as a portfolio manager in financial services.

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.