AJG vs. ERIE, WTW, AON, BRO, L, MMC, RYAN, CRD.B, EHTH, and ETOR
Should you be buying Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. include Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), AON (AON), Brown & Brown (BRO), Loews (L), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Crawford & Company (CRD.B), eHealth (EHTH), and eToro Group (ETOR).
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. vs. Its Competitors
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) and Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. presently has a consensus price target of $333.13, indicating a potential upside of 14.28%. Given Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.
Erie Indemnity has a net margin of 15.73% compared to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net margin of 14.54%. Erie Indemnity's return on equity of 30.53% beat Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Erie Indemnity. Erie Indemnity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Erie Indemnity pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Erie Indemnity has increased its dividend for 36 consecutive years. Erie Indemnity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
85.5% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had 30 more articles in the media than Erie Indemnity. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and 3 mentions for Erie Indemnity. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Erie Indemnity's score of 0.99 indicating that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. beats Erie Indemnity on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:AJG) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
