Aon Analysts Slash Their Forecasts After Downbeat Earnings
Aon Analysts Slash Their Forecasts After Downbeat Earnings
Aon plc (NYSE:AON) reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results on Friday.
怡安集团（纽约证券交易所代码：AON）周五公布的第一季度财务业绩低于预期。
Aon posted adjusted earnings of $5.66 per share, missing market estimates of $5.91 per share. The company's sales came in at $4.070 billion versus expectations of $4.126 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
怡安公布的调整后每股收益为5.66美元，未达到市场预期的每股5.91美元。根据Benzinga Pro的数据，该公司的销售额为40.70亿美元，而预期的为41.26亿美元。
Its operating margin fell 210 basis points to 36.0%, while operating margin, adjusted for certain items, rose 100 basis points to 39.7% during the quarter.
其营业利润率下降了210个基点至36.0％，而经某些项目调整后的营业利润率在本季度增长了100个基点至39.7％。
"Our global team delivered strong operating results in the first quarter, including 5% organic revenue growth, 100 basis points of adjusted operating margin improvement, and 9% adjusted EPS growth" said Greg Case, Chief Executive Officer. "We're delighted to welcome NFP to Aon and look forward to working together to help clients address increasing volatility across risk and people issues, enabled by Aon Business Services. With this earlier-than-expected close, we're moving even faster to address client demand, create more opportunities for our 60,000 colleagues, strengthen the long-term free cash flow profile of the firm, and enhance long-term shareholder value creation."
首席执行官格雷格·凯斯表示：“我们的全球团队在第一季度取得了强劲的经营业绩，包括5％的有机收入增长，100个基点的调整后营业利润率增长以及9％的调整后每股收益增长。”“我们很高兴欢迎NFP加入怡安，并期待共同努力，在怡安商业服务的支持下，帮助客户解决风险和人员问题中日益增加的波动性。收盘时间早于预期，我们在满足客户需求、为60,000名同事创造更多机会、加强公司的长期自由现金流状况以及增强长期股东价值创造方面采取了更快的行动。”
Aon shares fell 6.9% to close at $285.03 on Friday.
怡安股价周五下跌6.9％，收于285.03美元。
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Aon following earnings announcement.
财报公布后，这些分析师更改了怡安的目标股价。
- Piper Sandler cut the price target on Aon from $326 to $312. Piper Sandler analyst Paul Newsome maintained a Neutral rating.
- B of A Securities slashed the price target on Aon from $378 to $345. B of A Securities analyst Joshua Shanker maintained a Neutral rating.
- 派珀·桑德勒将怡安的目标股价从326美元下调至312美元。派珀·桑德勒分析师保罗·纽瑟姆维持中性评级。
- B of A Securities将怡安的目标股价从378美元下调至345美元。B of A 证券分析师约书亚·尚克维持中性评级。
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