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$298.98 -1.22 (-0.41%)
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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

Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $331.07, indicating a potential upside of 10.73%. Given Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Erie Indemnity
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

In the previous week, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had 25 more articles in the media than Erie Indemnity. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and 2 mentions for Erie Indemnity. Erie Indemnity's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s score of 1.45 indicating that Erie Indemnity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Erie Indemnity
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
25 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Erie Indemnity15.73% 30.53% 21.10%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 14.54%13.17%3.72%

Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Erie Indemnity$3.80B4.28$600.31M$11.9629.37
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.$12.47B6.15$1.46B$7.0442.47

Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Erie Indemnity pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays out 36.9% 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. Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 36 consecutive years and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Erie Indemnity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. beats Erie Indemnity on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AJG vs. The Competition

MetricArthur J. Gallagher & Co.INS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$76.66B$26.20B$12.45B$21.27B
Dividend Yield0.86%1.14%5.45%3.53%
P/E Ratio42.4749.1719.4729.22
Price / Sales6.154.7726.3652.82
Price / Cash23.9031.7722.1023.61
Price / Book3.334.202.355.36
Net Income$1.46B$835.86M$1.01B$996.59M
7 Day Performance-1.16%2.50%1.90%3.14%
1 Month Performance-5.13%-2.97%1.70%3.26%
1 Year Performance3.08%-3.06%540.51%11.56%

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
4.6265 of 5 stars
$298.98
-0.4%
$331.07
+10.7%
+4.6%$76.66B$12.47B42.4756,000Positive News
ERIE
Erie Indemnity
1.6176 of 5 stars
$359.74
-1.8%
N/A-27.9%$16.62B$3.80B30.086,801Positive News
WTW
Willis Towers Watson Public
3.1028 of 5 stars
$329.59
-0.3%
$362.92
+10.1%
+17.0%$32.15B$9.93B225.7548,900Positive News
AON
AON
4.5758 of 5 stars
$365.96
-0.3%
$409.18
+11.8%
+9.3%$78.91B$15.70B30.6560,000Positive News
BRO
Brown & Brown
4.7754 of 5 stars
$95.01
-0.3%
$112.64
+18.6%
-6.1%$31.34B$4.95B27.3817,403
L
Loews
2.2512 of 5 stars
$94.66
-0.4%
N/A+19.1%$19.63B$17.51B15.0513,000Positive News
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
4.8349 of 5 stars
$207.71
+0.2%
$238.76
+15.0%
-8.0%$102.11B$24.46B24.9190,000Positive News
RYAN
Ryan Specialty
4.5685 of 5 stars
$59.00
-0.2%
$74.83
+26.8%
-9.9%$15.56B$2.52B168.585,250
CRD.B
Crawford & Company
4.1234 of 5 stars
$9.89
-1.1%
N/A+2.2%$491.14M$1.36B16.7710,040
EHTH
eHealth
4.0034 of 5 stars
$3.56
+3.8%
$7.67
+115.4%
-8.4%$108.79M$532.41M-5.651,773
ETOR
eToro Group
N/A$47.63
-1.1%
$73.19
+53.7%
N/A$3.90B$13.24B0.001,501

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