Is Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (NYSE: MMC) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Insurance Brokers industry. The current market capitalization of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. is $108.90B. A total of 1.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.68M shares.

In the most recent transaction, FANJUL OSCAR sold 6,000 shares of MMC for 209.01 per share on Jun 13 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 53,393 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 17 ’24, Beswick Paul sold 2,169 shares at 210.13 per share. MMC shares that SVP, Chief Information Officer owns now total 13,030.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Mills Stacy disposed of 1,461 shares on Mar 14 ’24 at a per-share price of $209.16. This resulted in the Vice President and Controller holding 2,923 shares of MMC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Klisura Dean Michael sold 9,994 shares at $205.00 per share on Mar 08 ’24. Company shares held by the President & CEO, Guy Carpenter now total 20,935.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.84, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.29%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.03. MMC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 7/25/2024 when it declared a $0.8150 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 8/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4/3/2024. The MMC stock dividend was $0.71 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MMC has a high of $220.12 and a low of $184.02.

As of this writing, MMC has an earnings estimate of $2.4 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.45 per share and a lower estimate of $2.35. The company reported an EPS of $2.2 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MMC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.75B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.16B in debt and $6.65B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $25.21, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $11.22B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 MMC is Buy with a score of 3.21.

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