DOWLING & PARTN Predicts Brown & Brown FY2026 Earnings

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN cut their FY2026 earnings estimates for Brown & Brown in a report released on Wednesday, November 4th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Christiana now expects that the financial services provider will earn $4.40 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.65. The consensus estimate for Brown & Brown’s current full-year earnings is $4.47 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Brown & Brown’s FY2027 earnings at $4.75 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer started coverage on Brown & Brown in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $73.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Brown & Brown from $69.00 to $68.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 12th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Brown & Brown in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Brown & Brown in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Brown & Brown from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Brown & Brown has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $75.47.

Brown & Brown Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of BRO stock opened at $73.96 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $66.95 and a 200 day moving average of $66.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 1.96. Brown & Brown has a 1-year low of $53.81 and a 1-year high of $82.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.53 billion, a PE ratio of 23.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.52.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.76 billion. Brown & Brown had a return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 17.63%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Brown & Brown

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BRO. Lido Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Brown & Brown by 1,129.7% in the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 250,142 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,863,000 after acquiring an additional 229,801 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH raised its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 31.4% in the 3rd quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 507,271 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $31,232,000 after purchasing an additional 121,085 shares during the last quarter. Gables Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Brown & Brown by 43.4% in the 3rd quarter. Gables Capital Management Inc. now owns 958 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Brown & Brown by 417.9% in the 3rd quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 209,934 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $13,987,000 after purchasing an additional 169,399 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC boosted its stake in Brown & Brown by 531.0% in the 3rd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 28,942 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,928,000 after purchasing an additional 24,355 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Brown & Brown Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This is a boost from Brown & Brown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1650. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 4th. Brown & Brown’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.89%.

About Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc is an insurance brokerage and risk management company headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. The company helps businesses, public entities, individuals and other organizations identify, manage and transfer risk by arranging insurance coverage and providing related advisory services.

Its operations include retail insurance brokerage, national programs, wholesale brokerage and services. Brown & Brown offers property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, surety and other specialized coverage.