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Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, AJG falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Insurance Brokers industry segment. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is $63.71B. A total of 0.91 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 842.67K 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
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.35, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.81%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.59. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. 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
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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.
