After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Insurance Brokers industry segment. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is $87.06B. A total of 1.22 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.11M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, AJG has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Gallagher Patrick Murphy sold 2,613 shares of AJG for 332.52 per share on Feb 27 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Operating Officer now owns 42,945 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 27 ’25, Arthur J Gallagher Foundation bought 10,000 shares at 328.33 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Gallagher Patrick Murphy acquired of 2,613 shares on Feb 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $332.52. In another insider transaction, Ziebell William F sold 7,049 shares at $324.41 per share on Feb 18 ’25. Company shares held by the VICE PRESIDENT now total 40,033.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co pays an annual dividend of $1.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 52.38. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for AJG in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $323.77 with high estimates of $377.00 and low estimates of $290.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AJG has a high of $338.43 and a low of $230.08.
As of this writing, AJG has an earnings estimate of $3.56 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.08 per share and a lower estimate of $3.28.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $80.61, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.56B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.
