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The closing price of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (NYSE: AJG) was $288.92 for the day%, Down $-0.18% from the previous closing price of $289.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.54 million shares were traded. AJG stock price reached its highest trading level at $291.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $286.165.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AJG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.
On March 25, 2025, Redburn Atlantic started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $352.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $295 to $377.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 18 ’25 when Pesch Michael Robert bought 59 shares for $318.37 per share. The transaction valued at 18,784 led to the insider holds 59 shares of the business.
Matrix Trust Co bought 15,000 shares of AJG for $4,741,950 on Jun 17 ’25. On May 21 ’25, another insider, Hudson Scott R, who serves as the Vice President of the company, sold 10,500 shares for $337.17 each. As a result, the insider received 3,540,274 and left with 91,175 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 74068402176 and an Enterprise Value of 73185189888. As of this moment, Arthur’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.336 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.333.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AJG is 0.72, which has changed by 0.027417183 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 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 $274.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.55%.
Shares Statistics:
AJG traded an average of 1.42M shares per day over the past three months and 2331720 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 256.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.65M. Insiders hold about 1.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.71% stake in the company. Shares short for AJG as of 1752537600 were 2890322 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1749772800 on 3258053. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2890322 and a Short% of Float of 1.27.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.5, AJG has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.50. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008637369The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.08. The current Payout Ratio is 36.92% for AJG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-01-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 13.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.59, with high estimates of $2.76 and low estimates of $2.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.49 and $10.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.06. EPS for the following year is $13.49, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $14.15 and $12.8.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 4 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.43B to a low estimate of $3.17B. As of the current estimate, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co’s year-ago sales were $2.77BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.67B. There is a high estimate of $3.73B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.62B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AJG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.81B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.4BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.94B and the low estimate is $16.45B.
