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 $67.15B. A total of 0.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.67M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Bay Walter D. sold 15,850 shares of AJG for 255.00 per share on Dec 19 ’25. After the transaction, the General Counsel now owns 79,549 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 23 ’25, Mead Christopher E bought 4,000 shares at 258.11 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Douglas K. Howell acquired of 5,000 shares on Dec 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $258.25. In another insider transaction, Bay Walter D. bought 15,850 shares at $255.00 per share on Dec 19 ’25.
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 $2.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.99%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 41.60.
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 $351.23 and a low of $236.34.
As of this writing, AJG has an earnings estimate of $2.41 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.52 per share and a lower estimate of $2.29. The company reported an EPS of $2.13 in the last quarter
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 $90.37, 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 4.08.
