Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. [AJG] stock prices are up 1.51% to $233.99 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AJG shares have lost -1.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.83%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. [NYSE: AJG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 10, 2024, when Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $255 from $280. Previously, TD Cowen started tracking the stock with Market Perform rating on January 10, 2024, and set its price target to $249. On January 09, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $233 on the stock. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Underperform and decreased its price target to $230 on December 15, 2023. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on October 05, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $277. In a note dated January 20, 2023, BMO Capital Markets initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $211 on this stock.
The stock price of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. [AJG] has been fluctuating between $198.52 and $256.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $201.33 within the next 12 months. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. [NYSE: AJG] shares were valued at $233.99 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -13.96% based on the average AJG price forecast.
Analyzing the AJG fundamentals
The Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. [NYSE:AJG] reported sales of 9.93B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 18.89%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.53% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.77.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 232.69 points at the first support level, and at 231.39 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 235.63, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 237.27.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.11, the price to book ratio is 4.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 52.72.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cavaness Joel D, Vice President, that happened on Mar 18 ’24 when 1207.0 shares were sold. Vice President, Hudson Scott R completed a deal on Mar 13 ’24 to sell 15458.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice President Hudson Scott R sold 15000.0 shares on Mar 12 ’24.
