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 $4,041,750 were sold by Bay Walter D. on Dec 19 ’25. At $255.00 per share, Bay Walter D. sold 15,850 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 79,549 shares worth approximately $20.74 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mead Christopher E purchased 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,032,440 in proceeds.
Before that, Douglas K. Howell had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,291,250, the Officer bought Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares for $258.25 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Morgan Stanley on December 19, 2025, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at Mizuho started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 20, 2025, Wolfe Research has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for AJG. Earlier on November 20, 2025, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for AJG stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing AJG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] rose 0.80% to $260.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $258.095, but it reached a high of $261.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.93%. Over the course of the year, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have dropped approximately -7.89%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $351.23 on 06/03/25 and a 52-week low of $236.34 on 12/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 258.55, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 256.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 262.39. The next price resistance is at 264.01. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.51 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 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.19 million shares to 3.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 4.09 million shares. A decline of -4.82% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.35.
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 285 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.17% from the previous closing price of $258.7. Analysts anticipate Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock to reach 334 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 250. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 03, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $344.
