Why Marsh (MRSH) Stock Is Up Today

Marsh (MRSH) is up 6.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is Marsh’s third-quarter 2026 earnings release, which showed solid revenue growth, higher adjusted profit, and double-digit adjusted EPS growth. Investors also appear to be reacting positively to continued underlying growth and management’s comments on execution of its Thrive program and brand transition.

Details:

Marsh reported third-quarter 2026 revenue growth of 8%, with underlying revenue growth of 5%.

GAAP operating income increased 4%, while adjusted operating income increased 6%, pointing to continued margin support.

Third-quarter GAAP EPS was $1.69, and adjusted EPS rose 10% to $2.03, suggesting stronger bottom-line performance.

Management highlighted progress on the Thrive program and said the company successfully completed its brand transition, which may have added to the upbeat reaction.

Sources:

SEC, Business Wire, Stock Titan

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$MRSH Insider Trading Activity

$MRSH insiders have traded $MRSH stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRSH stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JOHN Q DOYLE (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 33,312 shares for an estimated $5,833,264.
LLOYD M YATES sold 12,000 shares for an estimated $2,107,800
MARTIN SOUTH (Chief Client Officer) sold 7,100 shares for an estimated $1,348,946
JOHN JUDE JONES (Chief Marketing Officer) sold 6,500 shares for an estimated $1,247,723
PAUL BESWICK (SVP, Chief Information Officer) sold 713 shares for an estimated $141,174

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$MRSH Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 610 institutional investors add shares of $MRSH stock to their portfolio, and 804 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 4,730,329 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $788,403,934
EDGEPOINT INVESTMENT GROUP INC. added 3,820,196 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $636,712,067
HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P added 3,518,377 shares (+68.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $586,407,894
FMR LLC removed 3,226,582 shares (-31.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $537,774,421
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 3,072,405 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $512,077,741
BLACKROCK, INC. removed 2,559,630 shares (-6.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $426,613,532
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 2,462,376 shares (+22.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $410,404,207

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$MRSH Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $MRSH stock 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MRSH stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN HERN has traded it 6 times. They made 0 purchases and 6 sales worth up to $495,000 on 09/23, 09/17, 09/14, 09/09, 09/02, 08/24.

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$MRSH Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MRSH recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $MRSH in the last 6 months, with a median target of $198.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Yaron Kinar from Mizuho set a target price of $197.0 on 07/09/2026
Ryan Tunis from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $218.0 on 07/09/2026
Brian Meredith from UBS set a target price of $212.0 on 07/08/2026
Bob Huang from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $175.0 on 07/06/2026
Paul Newsome from Piper Sandler set a target price of $182.0 on 05/26/2026
Matthew Heimermann from Citigroup set a target price of $200.0 on 05/06/2026

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