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As of close of business last night, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co’s stock clocked out at $288.35, down -6.72% from its previous closing price of $309.12. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.08 million shares were traded. AJG stock price reached its highest trading level at $309.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $287.64.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AJG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.42 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.44 and its Current Ratio is at 1.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 73832882176 and an Enterprise Value of 70611132416. As of this moment, Arthur’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 44.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.28 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.976.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AJG is 0.69, which has changed by 0.017143488 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 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 -10.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.76%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AJG traded 1.32M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1304130 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 256.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.39M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.37% stake in the company. Shares short for AJG as of 1752537600 were 2890322 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, 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 2.45, AJG has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.50. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007925725The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.1. The current Payout Ratio is 36.92% for AJG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-01-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
