Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co is an insurance brokers business based in the US. Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co shares (AJG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co employs 49,821 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.1 billion.
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| Latest market close | $273.97 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $212.12 - $274.97 |
| 50-day moving average | $259.11 |
| 200-day moving average | $244.21 |
| Wall St. target price | $273.77 |
| PE ratio | 54.9329 |
| Dividend yield | $2.25 (0.89%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $4.92 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $273.97 from 2024-07-25
| 1 week (2024-07-19) | 1.37% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-06-26) | 8.07% |
| 3 months (2024-04-26) | 17.03% |
| 6 months (2024-01-26) | 17.57% |
| 1 year (2023-07-26) | 24.67% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-07-26) | 61.17% |
| 3 years (2021-07-26) | 95.39% |
| 5 years (2019-07-26) | 206.87% |
Valuing Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 55x. In other words, Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co shares trade at around 55x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.09. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.2 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $10.1 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 30.87% |
| Gross profit TTM | $3.6 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.87% |
| Return on equity TTM | 10.3% |
| Profit margin | 10.83% |
| Book value | $51.72 |
| Market Capitalization | $59.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 24.89% of net profits
Recently Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co has paid out, on average, around 24.89% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.89% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co shareholders could enjoy a 0.89% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's case, that would currently equate to about $2.25 per share.
While Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co is investing more in its future growth.
Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's most recent dividend payout was on 20 June 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 6 June 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 18 January 2001. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co shares which in turn could have impacted Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's shares have ranged in value from as little as $212.1173 up to $274.97. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's is 0.727. This would suggest that Arthur J Gallagher-and-Co's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. , together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party property/casualty claims settlement and administration services to entities and individuals worldwide. It operates in Brokerage and Risk Management segments. The Brokerage segment offers retail and wholesale insurance and reinsurance brokerage services; assists retail brokers and other non-affiliated brokers in the placement of specialized and hard-to-place insurance; and acts as a brokerage wholesaler, managing general agent, and managing general underwriter for distributing specialized insurance coverages to underwriting enterprises. This segment performs activities, including marketing, underwriting, issuing policies, collecting premiums, appointing and supervising other agents, paying claims, and negotiating reinsurance; and offers services in the areas of insurance and reinsurance placement, risk of loss management, and management of employer sponsored benefit programs. The Risk Management segment provides contract claim settlement and administration services; and claims management, loss control consulting, and insurance property appraisal services.
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