After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
AJG belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Insurance Brokers industry. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is $81.01B. A total of 1.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.03M shares.
In the most recent transaction, CARY RICHARD C bought 10,000 shares of AJG for 322.99 per share on Feb 10 ’25. In a previous transaction on Feb 03 ’25, Mead Christopher E sold 2,900 shares at 302.61 per share. AJG shares that VICE PRESIDENT owns now total 14,674.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hudson Scott R disposed of 23,042 shares on Feb 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $306.59. This resulted in the Vice President holding 93,730 shares of AJG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BARRAT SHERRY S sold 2,500 shares at $304.33 per share on Feb 03 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 16,533.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co pays an annual dividend of $2.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.74%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 49.68. AJG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.88% when it declared a $0.65 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/7/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/6/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.83%. The AJG stock dividend was $0.60 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AJG has a high of $323.55 and a low of $230.08.
As of this writing, AJG has an earnings estimate of $3.57 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.08 per share and a lower estimate of $3.28.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $80.61, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.56B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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 4.00.
