Analysts Offer Predictions for Brown & Brown Q4 Earnings

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Brown & Brown in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.90. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brown & Brown’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.30 by ($0.01). Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 17.81% and a net margin of 20.68%. The company had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.14 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also commented on BRO. UBS Group lifted their price target on Brown & Brown from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $128.00 target price on shares of Brown & Brown in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Brown & Brown from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $126.00 to $119.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Brown & Brown from $138.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Brown & Brown from $119.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.85.

Brown & Brown Stock Performance

NYSE BRO opened at $112.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $116.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.87. Brown & Brown has a fifty-two week low of $85.97 and a fifty-two week high of $125.68.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Brown & Brown by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,466,582 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $255,537,000 after purchasing an additional 371,980 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in Brown & Brown by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 8,922 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $910,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Brown & Brown during the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,000. HB Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 18.5% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,152 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 961 shares during the period. Finally, Mechanics Bank Trust Department acquired a new position in shares of Brown & Brown during the fourth quarter worth about $206,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Brown & Brown Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Brown & Brown’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.71%.

Brown & Brown Company Profile

Brown & Brown, Inc is an insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, insurance program and service organization. It engages in the provision of insurance brokerage services and casualty insurance underwriting services. It operates through the following segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services.