Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] stock prices are up 1.35% to $288.35 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AJG shares have gain 1.92% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.24%, 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.
The stock price of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] has been fluctuating between $221.15 and $316.72 over the past year. 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 $288.35 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.65% based on the average AJG price forecast.
Analyzing the AJG fundamentals
The Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE:AJG] reported sales of 11.12B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 12.78%. 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 285.11 points at the first support level, and at 281.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 290.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 291.74.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.56, the price to book ratio is 5.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 54.83.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gallagher Patrick Murphy, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Dec 23 ’24 when 1115.0 shares were purchased. Trustee for the Arthur J Galla, Matrix Trust Co completed a deal on Dec 10 ’24 to buy 15000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director BARRAT SHERRY S sold 878.0 shares on Nov 08 ’24.
