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Stocks Info
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Insurance Brokers industry. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is $76.59B. A total of 1.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.48M shares.
In the most recent transaction, CARY RICHARD C sold 4,000 shares of AJG for 306.00 per share on Aug 21 ’25. After the transaction, the Controller, CAO now owns 56,668 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 21 ’25, CARY RICHARD C bought 4,000 shares at 306.00 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Pesch Michael Robert acquired of 59 shares on Jun 18 ’25 at a per-share price of $318.37. This resulted in the President holding 59 shares of AJG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Matrix Trust Co bought 15,000 shares at $316.13 per share on Jun 17 ’25.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co pays an annual dividend of $2.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.84%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.03.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AJG has a high of $351.23 and a low of $274.25.
As of this writing, AJG has an earnings estimate of $2.43 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.55 per share and a lower estimate of $2.27. The company reported an EPS of $2.26 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $89.79, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.56B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 3.86.
