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After finishing at $276.06 in the prior trading day, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) closed at $282.03, up 2.16%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. AJG stock price reached its highest trading level at $282.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $276.7.
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 43.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on September 05, 2024, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $300.
On April 10, 2024, Truist Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $280 to $255.
On January 10, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $249.TD Cowen initiated its Market Perform rating on January 10, 2024, with a $249 target price.
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 Sep 19 ’24 when HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 7,000 shares for $284.68 per share. The transaction valued at 1,992,740 led to the insider holds 75,963 shares of the business.
HOWELL DOUGLAS K bought 7,000 shares of AJG for $1,992,740 on Sep 19 ’24. On Sep 13 ’24, another insider, Pesch Michael Robert, who serves as the President of the company, sold 7,100 shares for $296.20 each. As a result, the insider received 2,103,020 and left with 33,267 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 61792772096 and an Enterprise Value of 69018173440. As of this moment, Arthur’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 54.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.644 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.05.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AJG has reached a high of $301.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $218.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.97%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 794.48K shares per day over the past 3-months and 939130 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 216.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 216.67M. Insiders hold about 1.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.53% stake in the company. Shares short for AJG as of 1724976000 were 2686372 with a Short Ratio of 3.38, compared to 1722384000 on 2649949. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2686372 and a Short% of Float of 1.4099999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AJG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.3, compared to 2.35 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008331522The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.28.
