Benzinga | Jan 26, 2022 10:50AM EST

Marsh & McLennan's Earnings: A Preview

Marsh & McLennan (NYSE:MMC) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2022-01-27. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Marsh & McLennan will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.34.

Marsh & McLennan bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.10, which was followed by a 0.68% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Marsh & McLennan's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020EPS Estimate 0.98 1.42 1.71 1.12EPS Actual 1.08 1.75 1.99 1.19Price Change % 0.68% 1.03% 1.36% 1.43%

Stock Performance

Shares of Marsh & McLennan were trading at $156.65 as of January 25. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 44.88%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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