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 $1,290,242 were sold by HOWELL DOUGLAS K on Dec 22 ’25. At $258.05 per share, HOWELL DOUGLAS K sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 95,777 shares worth approximately $24.61 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mead Christopher E sold 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,032,440 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $258.11 each, the insider now holds 17,327 shares.
Before that, Bay Walter D. had sold 15,850 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $4,041,750, the General Counsel traded Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares for $255.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,850 shares, worth approximately $20.44 million.
As published in a research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on January 14, 2026, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $282. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of January 07, 2026, Piper Sandler has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for AJG. Earlier on December 19, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for AJG stock.
Analyzing AJG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] plunged -0.01% to $256.98. The stock’s lowest price that day was $255.825, but it reached a high of $260.289 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.78%. Over the course of the year, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have dropped approximately -10.09%.
Is Arthur J. Gallagher & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.66 million shares to 4.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.26 million shares. A jump of 13.46% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.07.
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 282 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.73% from the previous closing price of $257.0. Analysts anticipate Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock to reach 334 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 247. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
