The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares valued at $18,784 were purchased by Pesch Michael Robert on Jun 18 ’25. At $318.37 per share, Pesch Michael Robert acquired 59 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 59 shares worth approximately $17311.190000000002 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Matrix Trust Co purchased 15,000 shares, netting a total of over 4,741,950 in proceeds.
Before that, Hudson Scott R had sold 10,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,540,274, the Vice President traded Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares for $337.17 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,500 shares, worth approximately $26.75 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Citigroup on August 13, 2025, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $317. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of July 23, 2025, Erste Group has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for AJG. Earlier on March 25, 2025, Redburn Atlantic initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for AJG stock.
Analyzing AJG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] plunged -0.57% to $293.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $289.93, but it reached a high of $295.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.18%. Over the course of the year, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have jumped approximately 4.19%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $351.23 on 06/03/25 and a 52-week low of $275.56 on 01/02/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 290.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 287.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 295.96. The next price resistance is at 298.52. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.66 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Arthur J. Gallagher & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.38 million shares to 2.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 2.84 million shares. A decline of -15.62% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.78 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.78.
Which companies own the most shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG)?
In terms of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 272 in the next 12 months, down nearly -7.83% from the previous closing price of $295.1. Analysts anticipate Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock to reach 325 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 145. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 10, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $377.
