At the time of writing, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] stock is trading at $302.44, up 2.22%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AJG shares have gain 2.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.68%, and 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 September 05, 2024, when Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $300. Previously, Truist downgraded its rating to Hold on April 10, 2024, and dropped its price target to $255. On January 10, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned a price target of $249 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $233 on January 09, 2024. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $230 on December 15, 2023. Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on December 12, 2023. In a note dated October 05, 2023, Deutsche Bank initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $277 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co fluctuated between $218.62 and $301.04. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $257.25 within the next 12 months. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] shares were valued at $302.44 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.94% based on the average AJG price forecast.
Analyzing the AJG fundamentals
According to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE:AJG], the company’s sales were 11.12B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 12.78% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.68% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, 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 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.68.
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 296.96 points at the first support level, and at 291.47 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 305.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 309.15.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.97, the price to book ratio is 5.45 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 57.51.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BARRAT SHERRY S, Director, that happened on Nov 08 ’24 when 878.0 shares were sold. Director, BARRAT SHERRY S completed a deal on Nov 08 ’24 to buy 878.0 shares. Meanwhile, VICE PRESIDENT Mead Christopher E sold 2800.0 shares on Oct 28 ’24.
