Arthur J Gallagher & Stock News

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) shares closed today at 0.4% below its 52 week high of $171.18, giving the company a market cap of $34B. The stock is currently up 36.4% year-to-date, up 36.7% over the past 12 months, and up 251.6% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6%, and the S&P 500 rose 2.3%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 52.0% lower than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.8. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Financials industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 6.8% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 9.1% The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 93.9% higher than the average peer. This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to [email protected]. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.

Arthur J. Gallagher's (AJG) acquisition of Five Points is expected to help the acquirer boost its public sector benefit offerings.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG cut its holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) by 29.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,846 shares of the financial services providers stock after selling []

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) had its price target hoisted by Raymond James from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Analyst Price Targets reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the financial services providers stock. AJG has been the topic of several other reports. Truist Securities []

Lumature Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) by 16.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,390 shares of the financial services providers stock after buying an additional 333 shares []

Equities research analysts expect that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) will report $1.88 billion in sales for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Three analysts have issued estimates for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.s earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $1.85 billion and the highest is $1.94 billion. Arthur J. Gallagher []

GWM Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 191,210 shares of the financial services providers stock after purchasing an additional 11,562 shares during the period. Arthur J. []

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) by 0.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 114,310 shares of the financial services providers stock after buying an additional 132 shares during the []

Wall Street analysts forecast that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) will announce earnings of $0.94 per share for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Three analysts have issued estimates for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.s earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $1.00 and the lowest is $0.82. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported earnings []

Arthur J. Gallagher's (AJG) acquisition of Tave Risk is expected to help the acquirer boost its property and casualty capabilities.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said Wednesday it has acquired Chicago-based Tave Risk Management LLC, a retail property/casualty broker and risk advisory firm.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has Chicago-based Tave Risk Management, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, Tave Risk Management, LLC is a retail property/casualty broker and risk advisory firm offering a full range of risk

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) had its target price increased by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $186.00 to $192.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the financial services providers stock. Wells Fargo & Companys price objective indicates a potential []

Westpac Banking Corp lessened its stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) by 8.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 102,060 shares of the financial services providers stock after selling 9,113 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corps holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. were worth []

Arthur J. Gallagher's (AJG) acquisition of Richied & Associates is expected to help the acquirer boost its property and casualty capabilities in the state of Nevada.