Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG - Free Report) by 2.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,411,264 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 739,130 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 11.89% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. worth $10,499,185,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,173,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 395,137 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $112,160,000 after purchasing an additional 29,820 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 44.6% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 30,928 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $8,761,000 after buying an additional 9,540 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 280,901 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $79,734,000 after acquiring an additional 28,333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd raised its position in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 858,487 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $243,682,000 after acquiring an additional 5,965 shares in the last quarter. 85.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Susan E. Pietrucha sold 13,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $344.13, for a total value of $4,645,755.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,941 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,109,256.33. This represents a 53.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director David S. Johnson sold 1,000 shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $342.04, for a total transaction of $342,040.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 45,323 shares in the company, valued at $15,502,278.92. This trade represents a 2.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 25,000 shares of company stock valued at $8,528,080. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AJG has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $371.00 to $373.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $266.00 to $265.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $345.00 to $322.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $326.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $329.15.
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Trading Up 0.0%
Shares of AJG traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $290.13. The company had a trading volume of 1,726,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,557,810. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a fifty-two week low of $274.25 and a fifty-two week high of $351.23. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $312.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $322.39. The stock has a market cap of $74.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.21 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $2.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.36 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.20 billion. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 13.17%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.29 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will post 11.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s dividend payout ratio is 36.93%.
About Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co engages in the provision of insurance brokerage, reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party claims settlement and administration services. It operates through the following segments: Brokerage, Risk Management, and Corporate. The Brokerage segment consists of retail and wholesale insurance brokerage operations.
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