After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Aon plc. (AON) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.76, or 0.25%, to $301.00. The Aon plc. has recorded 28,757 volume in the after hours trading session. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Aon Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance Brokers industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $300.24 and fluctuated between $300.94 as its day high and $299.09 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Aon plc. is $60.11B. A total of 0.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.03M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, AON has seen 2 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 22,470 and the disposition of 601 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 51 BUYs and 61 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 425,096 shares during that period but sold 260,765.
In the most recent transaction, Spruell Byron bought 800 shares of AON for 324.57 per share on Aug 23. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,001 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 09, Andersen Eric sold 7,500 shares at 335.55 per share. AON shares that President owns now total 144,164.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Davies Christa disposed of 20,528 shares on Feb 21 at a per-share price of $305.11. This resulted in the Chief Financial Officer holding 179,571 shares of AON after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Davies Christa sold 51,244 shares at $310.14 per share on Feb 17. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 199,571.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Aon plc. pays an annual dividend of $2.42, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.81%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.83. AON’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/31/2024 when it declared a $0.6150 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/31/2023. The AON stock dividend was $0.6150 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AON has a high of $347.37 and a low of $280.89.
As of this writing, AON has an earnings estimate of $4.06 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.22 per share and a lower estimate of $3.92. The company reported an EPS of $2.76 in the last quarter, which was -2.80% lower than expectations of $2.84.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. AON’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $836.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $10.42B in debt and $19.07B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$2.92, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.16B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AON is Buy with a score of 3.18.
