Don't Judge Arthur J. Gallagher & on Technicals Alone - Check Its Fundamentals!

By Naomi Wentworth • Sunday, August 25 07:52 • Permanent Link

Arthur J. Gallagher & logged a -1.4% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $287.83 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. AJG's trading volume is 430,610 compared to the stock's average volume of 820,311.

Arthur J. Gallagher & trades 1.01% away from its average analyst target price of $284.96 per share. The 16 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $252.0 to $312.0, and on average have given Arthur J. Gallagher & a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying AJG should be aware of the facts below:

Arthur J. Gallagher &'s current price is 304.9% above its Graham number of $71.08, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Arthur J. Gallagher & has moved 25.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 27.1%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.12, Arthur J. Gallagher & has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.2 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
AJG has a forward P/E ratio of 25.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.4 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.45 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Arthur J. Gallagher & is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.45 compared to its sector average of 1.85
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party property/casualty claims settlement and administration services to entities and individuals worldwide.
Based in Rolling Meadows, the company has 50,669 full time employees and a market cap of $63.06 Billion. Arthur J. Gallagher & currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.8%.

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