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
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Financial sector and is a part of the Insurance Brokers industry. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is $85.07B. A total of 0.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.61M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Hudson Scott R sold 7,510 shares of AJG for 333.59 per share on Mar 21 ’25. After the transaction, the Vice President now owns 90,020 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 21 ’25, Hudson Scott R bought 7,510 shares at 333.59 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Matrix Trust Co acquired of 15,000 shares on Mar 14 ’25 at a per-share price of $325.24. In another insider transaction, Gallagher Patrick Murphy sold 2,613 shares at $332.52 per share on Feb 27 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Operating Officer now total 42,945.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co pays an annual dividend of $2.45, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.74%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 50.97. 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.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AJG has a high of $350.70 and a low of $230.08.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. 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
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 3.89.
