Insider Insights – Analysis of AJG Stock

By Emilio Sanchez • Tuesday, October 14 15:23 • Permanent Link

Arthur J. Gallagher & logged a 1.5% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $302.55 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. AJG's trading volume is 392,585 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,422,607.

Arthur J. Gallagher & trades -11.43% away from its average analyst target price of $341.6 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $280.0 to $388.0, and on average have given Arthur J. Gallagher & a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in AJG, you'll want to know the following:

Arthur J. Gallagher &'s current price is 159.5% above its Graham number of $116.6, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Arthur J. Gallagher & has moved 3.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.62, Arthur J. Gallagher & has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.7 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
AJG has a forward P/E ratio of 26.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.28 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.37 compared to its sector average of 1.78
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 55,493 full time employees and a market cap of $77.56 Billion. Arthur J. Gallagher & currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.8%.

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