Critical Analysis: AON (NYSE:AON) versus Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO)

AON (NYSE:AON) and Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AON and Zhibao Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AON	$13.38 billion	5.91	$2.56 billion	$11.85	30.87
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

AON has higher revenue and earnings than Zhibao Technology.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for AON and Zhibao Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AON	1	8	5	0	2.29
Zhibao Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

AON currently has a consensus target price of $370.87, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. Given AON’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AON is more favorable than Zhibao Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.1% of AON shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of AON shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares AON and Zhibao Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AON	16.32%	107.43%	7.12%
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

AON beats Zhibao Technology on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AON

Aon Plc engages in the provision of risk, health, and wealth solutions. It focuses on risk capital including claim management, reinsurance, risk analysis, management, retention, and transfer; and human capital involving analytics, health and benefits, investments, pensions and retirement, talent and rewards, and workplace wellbeing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About Zhibao Technology

Zhibao Technology Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides digital insurance brokerage services in China. It also offers managing general underwriter services; and offline insurance brokerage consulting services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shanghai, China.