$18.43 0.05 (+0.27%)
11/6/2009 4:01 PM

Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company and its subsidiaries is a diversified insurance agency, wholesale brokerage, and services organization that markets and sells to its customers insurance products and services, primarily in the property and casualty area.

Current Price $18.43 Mkt Cap $2.61B
Open $18.22 P/E Ratio 15.84
Prev. Close $18.38 Div. (Yield) 0.31 (1.70%)
Daily Range $18.16 - $18.50 Volume 440,169
52-Wk Range $14.95 - $21.89 Avg. Daily Vol. 765,000

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All-Star Members

39 Outperform
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Wall Street

8 Outperform
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TrackChuckAkre (67.17)
Submitted February 25, 2008

Chuck Akre owns 50000 shares of Brown & Brown Inc.. As of September 30th, 2007 BRO was up 100% over the last quarter, composed 0.07% of his portfolio, and he controlled 0.04% of the company.

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Member Avatar SequoiaStocks (28.26) Submitted: 9/18/2009 8:55:05 AM : Outperform Start Price: $19.35 BRO Score: -4.72

This account tracks the performance of the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff, and Goldfarb - the investment manager of Sequoia Fund.

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Member Avatar 5SsmallcapDIV (69.84) Submitted: 9/2/2009 3:52:19 PM : Outperform Start Price: $19.29 BRO Score: -11.96

5 Star, Small Cap- pays dividend

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Member Avatar Grinnell4Eva (28.53) Submitted: 7/21/2008 10:31:13 AM : Outperform Start Price: $16.50 BRO Score: +24.06

Brown & Brown is a well-managed company that has weather the soft market better than most. Assuming we're on the tail end of the soft market, I see Brown & Brown gaining organic pricing power in the next year. That said, Brown & Brown has historically grown by acquisition anyway, and smaller agencies and brokerages that are taking a serious hit from soft prices should make for accretive acquisition opportunities in the near term.

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Score Leader

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fredericch (98.95) Score: +51.96

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Member Name Member
Rating
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brianpkbs < 20 4/21/2008 9/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $16.66 +10.64% -19.67% +30.32 1 Comment
Gandalf117 32.65 4/17/2008 Outperform NS $16.65 +10.71% -18.42% +29.13
Ezrapoundcake < 20 4/17/2008 Outperform 5Y $16.65 +10.71% -18.42% +29.13
mojoclemson < 20 4/17/2008 Outperform 5Y $16.65 +10.71% -18.42% +29.13
smsheldon 89.06 4/18/2008 Outperform 3Y $16.90 +9.05% -19.79% +28.83
Tosty 53.13 12/12/2008 Underperform NS $18.38 +0.29% +28.47% +28.19
Grinnell4Eva 28.53 7/21/2008 Outperform 5Y $16.50 +11.68% -12.38% +24.06 1 Comment
eatpb < 20 3/14/2008 Outperform 3Y $16.82 +9.55% -13.50% +23.05
ToeInsider 32.31 3/10/2008 Outperform NS $16.90 +9.05% -13.99% +23.04
gerrybumaa 62.37 3/17/2008 Outperform 3Y $16.57 +11.23% -11.79% +23.02 1 Comment

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating
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Date
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TrackCitigroup 21.22 11/3/2008 Outperform NS $20.67 -10.85% +13.56% -24.41
TrackStifel 94.70 9/22/2008 Underperform NS $22.81 -19.21% -11.78% +7.43
TrackChrisDavis < 20 6/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $19.04 -3.23% -20.25% +17.02 1 Comment
TrackTomGayner 35.77 4/10/2008 Outperform NS $16.71 +10.32% -18.60% +28.92 1 Comment
TrackLehmanBros 76.60 4/1/2008 Underperform NS $17.02 +8.30% -16.89% -25.19
TrackSunTrustRH 89.33 2/22/2008 Outperform NS $17.94 +2.71% -17.28% +19.99
TrackChuckAkre 67.17 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $25.47 -27.64% -26.44% -1.20 1 Comment
TrackRonBaron < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $25.47 -27.64% -26.44% -1.20 1 Comment
TrackRichAster 91.10 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $25.47 -27.64% -26.44% -1.20 2 Comments
TrackWachovia 35.10 4/16/2007 Outperform NS $27.67 -20.68% -3.67% -17.01 1/11/2008 @ $21.95
TrackFerrisBaker 72.41 10/25/2006 Outperform NS $28.84 -36.09% -17.47% -18.62

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