Brown & Brown Ranks 461st in Market Activity with 37.51% Volume Spike as Shares Fall 1.57% and Institutional Investors Adjust Holdings

On September 2, 2025, Brown & Brown (BRO) saw a trading volume of 0.23 billion, a 37.51% increase from the previous day, ranking it 461st in market activity. The stock closed down 1.57% at $97.02.

Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. acquired a $1.11 million stake in Brown & Brown, purchasing 8,932 shares. This follows a recent quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, yielding 0.6% annually, and a 9.1% year-over-year revenue growth to $1.29 billion. Institutional investors, including Parnassus Investments and GAMMA Investing LLC, also adjusted their holdings, with the latter increasing its position by 13,974.9% in Q1.

Insider activity included purchases by Directors Bronislaw Masojada and Paul Krump, with Masojada acquiring 1,000 shares at $91.44 and Krump buying 2,678 shares at $93.31. Analysts provided mixed ratings, with Citigroup initiating a "Buy" and a $112 price target, while Wall Street Zen downgraded to "Sell." The stock currently holds an average "Hold" rating with a $112.64 average target price.

Backtest results indicate that Brown & Brown's stock has historically performed with a 27.96 P/E ratio, a beta of 0.78, and a 50-day moving average of $100.93. Institutional ownership stands at 71.01%, with insiders holding 17.02% of shares. The firm’s 1-year high and low are $125.68 and $90.38, respectively.