Risk factor
Modest price volatility
Profitability factor
Very strong margins and returns
About
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. is a professional services firm, which offers clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy and people. The company is headquartered in New York, New York and currently employs 65,000 full-time employees. The firm is the parent company of various risk advisors and specialty consultants, including Marsh, the insurance broker; Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of human resource and investment related financial advice and services, and Oliver Wyman Group, the management and economic consultancy. The company conducts business through two segments: Risk and Insurance Services, which includes risk management activities, as well as insurance and reinsurance broking and services, and Consulting includes health, retirement, talent and investments consulting services and products, and specialized management, economic and brand consulting services. The company conducts business in the Risk and Insurance Services segment through Marsh and Guy Carpenter. The company conducts business in the Consulting segment through Mercer and Oliver Wyman Group.
Company Valuation
Considering past and projected metrics, the stock is distinctly 'expensive' compared to its peers. Specifically, the stock is 'expensive' on P/E, overvalued on EV/EBITDA,
Target Price
The average target price of MMC is 205 and suggests 12% upside potential. Usually, this means a HOLD recommendation among investment firms. This neutral recommendation su