Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares valued at $4,371,900 were purchased by Matrix Trust Co on Sep 17 ’25. At $291.46 per share, Matrix Trust Co acquired 15,000 shares.
Also, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 899,334 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $299.78 each, the insider now holds 114,777 shares.
Before that, Hudson Scott R had sold 12,855 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,825,688, the Vice President traded Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares for $297.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,855 shares, worth approximately $25.15 million.
Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of August 13, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for AJG. Earlier on July 23, 2025, Erste Group downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for AJG stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing AJG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] rose 0.41% to $292.66. The stock’s lowest price that day was $291.99, but it reached a high of $295.1737 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.18%. Over the course of the year, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have dropped approximately -1.59%.
Is Arthur J. Gallagher & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.26 million shares to 3.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.45 million shares. A jump of 33.89% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.12.
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 -6.68% from the previous closing price of $291.46. 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 March 25, 2025, Redburn Atlantic assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $352.
