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Brown & Brown Price Momentum $BRO

Below is Brown & Brown (BRO) from 1986 to 2023 applying the Price Momentum Indicator.

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Insurance Watch List: February 2016

Performance Review

From our watch list dated February 28, 2014, we have the following performance of the listed stocks:

Symbol Name 2014 2016 % change
BRO Brown & Brown 30.1 31.48 4.58%
WSH Willis Group 41.16 44.61 8.38%
XL XL Group plc 30.4 34.28 12.76%
PKIN Pekin Life 11.99 12.4 3.42%
AXS Axis Capital 43.97 53.97 22.74%

The average gain for the listed stocks was +10.38% as compared to the iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK) which gained +4.25% over the same period of time (February 28, 2014 to February 21, 2016).  Although we use IAK as a benchmark for performance, it should be noted that companies like WSH [now Willis Tower Watson (WLTW) after the merger in 2015], XL and AXS are not U.S. based insurance companies.   The stock of interest at the time was Brown & Brown (BRO) which increased +4.58%.

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