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 $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 $17109.41 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 $26.44 million.
As published in a research note from Erste Group on July 23, 2025, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [AJG] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at Redburn Atlantic started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of January 10, 2025, TD Cowen has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for AJG. Earlier on January 10, 2025, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for AJG stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing AJG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co [NYSE: AJG] rose 1.30% to $289.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $285.08, but it reached a high of $290.07 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.95%. Over the course of the year, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have jumped approximately 4.19%.
Is Arthur J. Gallagher & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.37 million shares to 2.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.26 million shares. A decline of -12.72% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.95.
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 272 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.98% from the previous closing price of $286.26. 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 08, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $315.
