Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (NYSE: AJG) is 19.62% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $242.57 and a high of $350.70 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The AJG stock was last observed hovering at around $338.27 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 1.28%.
Currently trading at $339.55, the stock is 3.16% and 2.58% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.28 million and changing 0.38% at the moment leaves the stock 12.35% off its SMA200. AJG registered 42.24% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 21.09%.
The stock witnessed a 9.23% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 7.35%, and is 5.88% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.68% over the week and 3.15% over the month.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG) has around 56000 employees, a market worth around $86.96B and $11.95B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 52.23 and Fwd P/E is 24.99. Profit margin for the company is 13.05%. Distance from 52-week low is 39.98% and -3.18% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (4.45%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 10.28% this year
The shares outstanding are 256.10M, and float is at 253.37M with Short Float at 1.38%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 25.63 million shares valued at $6.65 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 11.7136 of the AJG Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 17.23 million shares valued at $4.47 billion to account for 7.8737 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are FMR LLC which holds 11.73 million shares representing 5.3589 and valued at over $3.04 billion, while CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS holds 4.6586 of the shares totaling 10.19 million with a market value of $2.64 billion.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG) Insider Activity
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 21 ’25 that Hudson Scott R (Vice President) sold a total of 7,510 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 21 ’25 and was made at $333.59 per share for $2.51 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 90020.0 shares of the AJG stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 21 ’25, Hudson Scott R (Officer) Proposed Sale 7,510 shares at an average price of $333.59 for $2.51 million. The insider now directly holds shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG).
