Brown & Brown Q2 revenue, profit miss estimates; acquisition growth fails to impress investors
Brown & Brown Q2 revenue, profit miss estimates; acquisition growth fails to impress investors
Overview
U.S. insurance brokerage's Q2 revenue missed analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q2 increased 3.9% but missed analyst expectations
Organic revenue declined 0.7%, while organic revenue with contingents rose 0.7%
Outlook
Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the current or future periods
Result Drivers
ACQUISITIONS - Revenue growth in Q2 was primarily driven by acquisitions, as organic revenue declined 0.7%
CONTINGENT COMMISSIONS - Modest growth in organic revenue with contingents, up 0.7% in Q2
Company press release: ID:nGNX5bbYG0
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenue | Miss | $1.70 bln | $1.72 bln (13 Analysts) |
Q2 Adjusted EPS | Miss | $1.07 | $1.08 (17 Analysts) |
Q2 EPS |
| $0.84 |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 16 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the multiline insurance & brokers peer group is "hold"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Brown & Brown Inc is $72.00, about 3.3% above its July 27 closing price of $69.70
The stock recently traded at 14 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 14 three months ago
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