AIA Group Ltd boosted its holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG – Get Rating) by 54.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,344 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 471 shares during the period. AIA Group Ltd’s holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. were worth $235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Evoke Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 394.7% during the fourth quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 188 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Riverview Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Ahrens Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA bought a new stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors own 84.18% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AJG. UBS Group began coverage on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in a report on Monday, April 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $192.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $193.00 to $209.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 12th. Evercore ISI set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in a research note on Monday, June 20th. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $211.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.60.
Insiders Place Their Bets
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Trading Up 1.1 %
NYSE AJG opened at $178.51 on Friday. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a twelve month low of $138.37 and a twelve month high of $187.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market cap of $37.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.06, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $164.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $163.84.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.02. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had a net margin of 12.31% and a return on equity of 16.62%. The firm had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will post 7.76 EPS for the current year.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 1st. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s payout ratio is 41.21%.
About Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance brokerage, consulting, third-party claims settlement, and administration services in the United States, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, New Zealand, India, and the United Kingdom. It operates through Brokerage and Risk Management segments.
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