Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] stock prices are down -0.42% to $285.81 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 gain 1.93% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.73%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 10, 2025, when TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $377 from $295. Previously, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on January 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $286. On January 08, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $315 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $313 on November 25, 2024. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $300 as its price target on September 05, 2024. Truist downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on April 10, 2024, and downed its price target to $255. In a note dated January 10, 2024, TD Cowen initiated an Market Perform rating and provided a target price of $249 on this stock.
The stock price of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] has been fluctuating between $227.08 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 $285.81 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.57% 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 284.58 points at the first support level, and at 283.36 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 287.67, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 289.54.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.42, the price to book ratio is 5.15 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 54.34.
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.
