A share price of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] is currently trading at $278.49, down -1.56%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AJG shares have lost -1.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.14%, 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 November 25, 2024, when Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $313 for it. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Equal Weight rating on September 05, 2024, and set its price target to $300. On April 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $255 on the stock. TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and suggested a price target of $249 on January 10, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $233 on January 09, 2024. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on December 15, 2023, and downed its price target to $230. In a note dated December 12, 2023, Raymond James downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $218.62 and $316.72. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $296 within the next 12 months. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] shares were valued at $278.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.29% based on the average AJG price forecast.
Analyzing the AJG fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE:AJG] were 11.12B which represents 12.78% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.79% 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 275.86 points at the first support level, and at 273.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 283.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 288.46.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.26, the price to book ratio is 5.01 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 52.95.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Matrix Trust Co, Trustee for the Arthur J Galla, that happened on Dec 10 ’24 when 15000.0 shares were purchased. Director, BARRAT SHERRY S completed a deal on Nov 08 ’24 to sell 878.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director BARRAT SHERRY S bought 878.0 shares on Nov 08 ’24.
