After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires The Rowley Agency, LLC.
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Financial sector and is a part of the Insurance Brokers industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $239.68 and fluctuated between $241.27 as its day high and $238.30 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is $51.75B. A total of 0.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 945.59K shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, AJG has seen 7 BUY and 5 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 109,492 and the disposition of 61,928 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 79 BUYs and 88 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 931,895 shares during that period but sold 739,428.
In the most recent transaction, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 15,000 shares of AJG for 226.59 per share on Dec 19. After the transaction, the VP & Chief Financial Officer now owns 102,942 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 20, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 11,800 shares at 247.22 per share. AJG shares that VP & Chief Financial Officer owns now total 117,942.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Ziebell William F disposed of 20,067 shares on Nov 03 at a per-share price of $241.22. This resulted in the VICE PRESIDENT holding 35,228 shares of AJG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Mead Christopher E sold 3,000 shares at $236.34 per share on Oct 31. Company shares held by the VICE PRESIDENT now total 10,816.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.21, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.92%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.96. AJG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/30/2023 when it declared a $0.55 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/15/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/31/2023. The AJG stock dividend was $0.55 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for AJG in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $255.28 with high estimates of $290.00 and low estimates of $203.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AJG has a high of $254.00 and a low of $174.45.
As of this writing, AJG has an earnings estimate of $iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bon per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of First Majestic Silver Corp. estimates, with a high estimate of $Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. per share and a lower estimate of $American International Group, I.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AJG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $402.60M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.59B in debt and $16.73B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $48.46, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.56B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AJG is Buy with a score of 4.00.
