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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance Brokers industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is $49.98B. A total of 0.74 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 870.51K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Cavaness Joel D sold 1,207 shares of AJG for 255.20 per share on Mar 18 ’24. After the transaction, the Vice President now owns 2,023 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 13 ’24, Hudson Scott R sold 15,458 shares at 254.28 per share. AJG shares that Vice President owns now total 96,709.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hudson Scott R disposed of 15,000 shares on Mar 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $255.06. This resulted in the Vice President holding 96,709 shares of AJG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 5,000 shares at $239.15 per share on Feb 15 ’24. Company shares held by the VP & Chief Financial Officer now total 90,942.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.98%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.94. AJG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/29/2024 when it declared a $0.60 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/30/2023. The AJG stock dividend was $0.55 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AJG has a high of $256.10 and a low of $198.52.
As of this writing, AJG has an earnings estimate of $American International Group, I 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 $iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bon.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $49.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.56B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 3.88.
