Brown & Brown

BRO

Market cap $23B

Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund portfolio trailed the Russell Midcap® Value Index in Q1. Performance was weighed down by a market environment that continued to favor momentum-driven stocks, with less support for quality factors. Among the biggest decliners were ICON, Gartner and Pinterest, each of which dropped by 30% or more during the quarter. Our three largest new buys by position size were Brown & Brown, Veralto and IQVIA Holdings.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) (“the company”) is pleased to announce that Eileen Akerson has been formally appointed chief legal officer, effective immediately, and will join the Brown & Brown senior leadership team.

Brown & Brown (BRO) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Brown & Brown's acquisition-driven growth lifts revenues 22.8% to $5.9B, fueled by 43 acquisitions and a $9.83B Accession buy, but integration costs weigh on margins.

LOS ANGELES, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Brown & Brown, Inc. (“Brown & Brown" or the "Company") (NYSE:BRO) investors that the firm has initiated an investigation into possible securities fraud, and may file a class action on behalf of investors.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- J.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) announces it will release its 2026 first-quarter earnings on Monday, April 27, 2026, after the close of the market. On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, J. Powell Brown, Brown & Brown's president and chief executive officer, and R. Andrew Watts, Brown & Brown's executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host an investor update conference call concerning Brown & Brown's first-quarter 2026 financial results, including how Brown & Brown is using technology, data and artificial intelligence to deliver innovative solutions to its customers. You are invited to listen to the call, which will be broadcast live on Brown & Brown's website at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Simply log on to www.bbrown.com and click on "Investor Relations" and then "Calendar of Events."

Brown & Brown stock is poised to gain from new business, solid retention, higher core commissions and fees, strategic buyouts and prudent capital deployment.

Brown & Brown is a Dividend Aristocrat insurance broker leveraging acquisitions for growth amid a softening insurance market. BRO trades at a forward P/E of 14.8, a 29% discount to a conservative fair value estimate of 21x, with a potential 45% total return by March 2027. Adjusted diluted net income per share is projected to grow 8.2% annually through 2028, supporting continued 10% annual dividend growth.

Dividend Aristocrats, tracked via NOBL, outperformed SPY YTD despite a sharp March pullback, with 44 Aristocrats beating SPY and 17 posting double-digit gains. Momentum, valuation (via dividend yield theory), and projected long-term total return now guide Aristocrat selection, with 39 currently screening as undervalued and offering ≥10% expected annualized returns. Recent dividend increases from CL, GD, LIN, and O bring the 2026 average Aristocrat dividend growth rate to 3.40%, with Realty Income expected to announce further hikes throughout the year.