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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Insurance Brokers industry. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is $62.64B. A total of 1.34 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 776.06K shares.
In the most recent transaction, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 7,000 shares of AJG for 284.68 per share on Sep 19 ’24. After the transaction, the VP & Chief Financial Officer now owns 75,963 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 19 ’24, HOWELL DOUGLAS K bought 7,000 shares at 284.68 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Pesch Michael Robert disposed of 7,100 shares on Sep 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $296.20. This resulted in the President holding 33,267 shares of AJG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Pesch Michael Robert bought 7,100 shares at $296.20 per share on Sep 13 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.35, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.82%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 55.65. AJG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/6/2024 when it declared a $0.60 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/7/2024. The AJG stock dividend was $0.60 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AJG has a high of $301.04 and a low of $218.62.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AJG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $402.60M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.59B in debt and $16.73B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $52.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.56B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AJG is Buy with a score of 3.95.
