Company Update (NYSE:AON): Different Employee Engagement Outcomes for U.S. and Canadian Companies Amidst Continued Economic Growth Pressures

[PR Newswire] – LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., June 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Despite low-to-moderate economic growth in both regions, new research from Aon Hewitt , the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of … Read more on this. Aon plc (AON) , with a current value of $27.17B, opened at $101.85. Today, shares have traded between $101.60 and $102.56 per share with its 52-week range being $83.83 to $110.04. AON shares are currently priced at 15.39x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively inexpensive compared to the industry’s 16.36x forward p/e ratio. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $1.32 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.27%. Consensus earnings for the current quarter by the 23 sell-side analysts covering the stock is an estimate of $1.38 per share, which would be $0.07 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.00 sequential decrease. In looking at the bigger picture, the full-year EPS estimate of $6.55 would be a $0.37 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $2.85 Billion. If reported, that would be a 1.79% increase over the year-ago quarter. More recently, Raymond James downgraded AON from Mkt Perform to Underperform (Apr 15, 2016). Previously, Piper Jaffray Initiated AON at to Neutral. The average price target for AON shares by the analysts covering the stock is $109.72, which is 7.73% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:AON) Similar Articles: Market Update: Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Aon Hewitt Acquires Leading Provider of Employee Measurement Solutions Company Update: Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Aon Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results Stock Update: Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – Aon Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Earnings Release and Conference Call