On July 1, Brown & Brown rose 5.1% in regular trading, trading at approximately $67.68/share, with turnover of approximately $30.1 million. The rally was driven by multiple investment banks raising their price targets on the stock, compounded by a broad rally across the insurance brokerage sector.
On the news front, Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Brown & Brown from $62 to $70 while maintaining a Neutral rating. Days earlier, Raymond James also lifted its target from $65 to $70, maintaining an Outperform rating. The concentrated upward revisions from multiple firms signal improving expectations for the company's second-half fundamentals. According to FactSet, the stock carries an average analyst rating of Hold with a mean price target of $72.44.
The broader Insurance Brokers sector exhibited notable strength, with Ryan Specialty Group up 5.91%, Arthur J. Gallagher up 5.24%, Willis Towers Watson up 5.08%, Aon up 4.19%, and Marsh up 3.67%, providing additional momentum to Brown & Brown through sector-wide tailwinds.
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