Aon plc (AON) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.75 on February 13th

Aon plc (NYSE:AONGet Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.745 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, February 13th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd.

AON has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years. AON has a payout ratio of 17.2% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect AON to earn $19.36 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.98 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 15.4%.

AON Price Performance

AON stock traded up $6.85 during trading on Friday, reaching $349.80. 1,938,361 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,102,139. AON has a twelve month low of $323.73 and a twelve month high of $412.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market capitalization of $75.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50-day moving average of $347.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $353.72.

AON (NYSE:AONGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The financial services provider reported $4.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.75 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $4.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.38 billion. AON had a return on equity of 48.88% and a net margin of 15.96%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.42 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that AON will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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AON Company Profile

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Aon plc is a global professional services firm that provides a broad suite of risk, retirement and health solutions to corporations, institutions and individuals. The company operates primarily as an insurance broker and risk adviser, helping clients identify, quantify and transfer risk across property, casualty, cyber and other areas. Aon also offers reinsurance brokerage and capital market solutions that connect insurers, reinsurers and corporate buyers.

In addition to traditional brokerage activities, Aon delivers consulting and outsourcing services in areas such as human capital, benefits, and retirement plan design and administration.

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