Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp decreased its stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG - Free Report) by 4.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,415 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 9,212 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.07% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. worth $64,703,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. HWG Holdings LP bought a new position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 205.4% during the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Centennial Bank AR bought a new position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the 1st quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 2,750.0% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.53% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Erste Group Bank reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays lowered their target price on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $346.00 to $327.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $266.00 to $265.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. 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. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $352.00 to $372.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $329.15.
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Stock Performance
Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. stock traded up $0.41 during trading on Thursday, hitting $286.67. 115,577 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,536,261. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a 1 year low of $274.25 and a 1 year high of $351.23. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $315.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $322.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.69 and a beta of 0.68.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $2.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.36 by ($0.03). Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 13.17%. The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.29 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will post 11.54 EPS for the current year.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.93%.
Insider Transactions at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
In other news, Director David S. Johnson sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $342.04, for a total value of $342,040.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 45,323 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,502,278.92. This trade represents a 2.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Scott R. Hudson sold 10,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.17, for a total value of $3,540,285.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 91,175 shares in the company, valued at $30,741,474.75. This trade represents a 10.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,000 shares of company stock valued at $8,528,080 over the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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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