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 $2,396,344 were sold by HOWELL DOUGLAS K on Sep 22 ’25. At $299.54 per share, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 8,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 100,777 shares worth approximately $29.85 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,795,591 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $299.27 each, the insider now holds 108,777 shares.
Before that, Douglas K. Howell had added 8,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,400,480, the Officer bought Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares for $300.06 each.
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] plunged -2.49% to $296.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $295.36, but it reached a high of $304.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.51%. Over the course of the year, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have jumped approximately 2.87%.
Is Arthur J. Gallagher & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 0.48 million shares to 4.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 3.71 million shares. A jump of 11.53% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.95.
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 340 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.94% from the previous closing price of $303.73. Analysts anticipate Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock to reach 365 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 329. 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.
