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In the latest session, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (NYSE: AJG) closed at $242.98 down -2.61% from its previous closing price of $249.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.52 million shares were traded. AJG stock price reached its highest trading level at $249.325 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $239.57.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 44.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
On August 13, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $317.
On August 13, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $370.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Overweight rating on August 13, 2025, with a $370 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 03 ’25 when Pesch Michael Robert bought 4,000 shares for $247.12 per share. The transaction valued at 988,488 led to the insider holds 41,849 shares of the business.
HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 8,000 shares of AJG for $2,396,344 on Sep 22 ’25. The VP & Chief Financial Officer now owns 100,777 shares after completing the transaction at $299.54 per share. On Sep 19 ’25, another insider, HOWELL DOUGLAS K, who serves as the VP & Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $299.27 each. As a result, the insider received 1,795,591 and left with 108,777 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AJG now has a Market Capitalization of 62398476288 and an Enterprise Value of 74715676672. As of this moment, Arthur’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.186 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.371.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AJG is 0.71, which has changed by -0.11884582 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AJG has reached a high of $351.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $242.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.52%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AJG has traded an average of 1.54M shares per day and 2123600 over the past ten days. A total of 256.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.60M. Insiders hold about 1.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.04% stake in the company. Shares short for AJG as of 1760486400 were 3812456 with a Short Ratio of 2.47, compared to 1757894400 on 3454456. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3812456 and a Short% of Float of 1.67.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AJG is 2.55, from 2.55 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01022085. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.04. The current Payout Ratio is 36.92% for AJG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-01-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG) is currently being evaluated by 13.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.53, with high estimates of $4.78 and low estimates of $4.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.1 and $10.74 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.87. EPS for the following year is $13.5, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $13.95 and $13.0.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.62B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.68B to a low estimate of $3.56B. As of. The current estimate, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co’s year-ago sales were $2.68BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.71B. There is a high estimate of $4.93B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.55B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AJG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.95B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.4BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.29B and the low estimate is $16.45B.
