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After finishing at $262.77 in the prior trading day, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (NYSE: AJG) closed at $259.0, down -1.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.93 million shares were traded. AJG stock price reached its highest trading level at $260.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $254.105.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AJG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 47.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.63. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.06 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 December 19, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $300.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 22 ’25 when HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 5,000 shares for $258.05 per share. The transaction valued at 1,290,242 led to the insider holds 95,777 shares of the business.
Mead Christopher E sold 4,000 shares of AJG for $1,032,440 on Dec 23 ’25. The VICE PRESIDENT now owns 17,327 shares after completing the transaction at $258.11 per share. On Dec 19 ’25, another insider, Bay Walter D., who serves as the General Counsel of the company, sold 15,850 shares for $255.00 each. As a result, the insider received 4,041,750 and left with 79,549 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 66512494592 and an Enterprise Value of 78846296064. As of this moment, Arthur’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.528 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.914.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AJG is 0.66, which has changed by -0.08445698 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 $236.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.31%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.67M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1168050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 256.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 254.35M. Insiders hold about 0.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.52% stake in the company. Shares short for AJG as of 1765756800 were 3898403 with a Short Ratio of 2.34, compared to 1763078400 on 4086481. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3898403 and a Short% of Float of 1.71.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AJG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.55, compared to 2.60 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009704304. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.03. . The current Payout Ratio is 36.92% for AJG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-05 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 market rating of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 18.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.54, with high estimates of $4.71 and low estimates of $4.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.02 and $10.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.73. EPS for the following year is $13.37, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $13.95 and $12.38.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $3.61B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.7B to a low estimate of $3.52B. 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 $4.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.55B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AJG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.4BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.04B and the low estimate is $16.44B.
