Brown & Brown is an insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, insurance programs and service organization. Co.'s segments are: Retail, which provides a range of insurance products and services, and non-insurance risk-mitigating products; National Programs, which provides professional liability and related package products, a range of insurance products, and flood coverage, and targeted products and services; Wholesale Brokerage, which markets and sells excess and surplus commercial and personal lines insurance; and Services, which provides insurance-related services, including third-party claims administration and medical utilization management services, as well as Medicare Set-aside services. We show 45 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of BRO's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of BRO shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like BRO versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching BRO by allowing them to research BRO shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
Video: Shares Outstanding Importance
