In a filing, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co revealed its Chief Operating Officer Gallagher Patrick Murphy acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.32 million on Dec 23 ’24. In the deal valued at $284.14 per share,1,115 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Gallagher Patrick Murphy now holds 40,308 shares worth roughly $11.3 million.
Then, Matrix Trust Co bought 15,000 shares, generating $4,256,100 in total proceeds.
Before that, BARRAT SHERRY S sold 878 shares. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares valued at $258,698 were divested by the Director at a price of $294.64 per share. As a result of the transaction, BARRAT SHERRY S now holds 19,880 shares, worth roughly $5.57 million.
Goldman downgraded its Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Barclays’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early September with a ‘”an Equal weight”‘ rating. Truist also remained covering AJG and has decreased its forecast on April 10, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. TD Cowen started covering the stock on January 10, 2024. It rated AJG as “a Market perform”.
Price Performance Review of AJG
On Friday, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE:AJG] saw its stock jump 1.63% to $280.40. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.76%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have fallen nearly -1.22% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 24.61% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $316.72 was reached on 01/02/25, a 52-week low of $223.43 was recorded on 01/02/25. SMA at 50 days reached $291.21, while 200 days put it at $273.01.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AJG Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 277.56, which if violated will result in even more drops to 274.72. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 282.50. A further resistance level may holdings at 284.59. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 40.99, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -3.28, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 64.31%. Stochastics %K at 31.66% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stocks on 2024-12-13, growing by 4.58 million shares to a total of 7.34 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-15 was 2.76 million shares. There was a rise of 62.42%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
