Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares valued at $1,566,000 were purchased by CARY RICHARD C on Nov 18 ’25. At $261.00 per share, CARY RICHARD C acquired 6,000 shares.
Also, Pesch Michael Robert purchased 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 988,488 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $247.12 each, the insider now holds 41,849 shares.
Before that, HOWELL DOUGLAS K had sold 8,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,396,344, the VP & Chief Financial Officer traded Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares for $299.54 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,000 shares, worth approximately $25.07 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] plunged -3.84% to $248.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $247.6417, but it reached a high of $259.17 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.79%. Over the course of the year, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co shares have dropped approximately -15.57%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $351.23 on 06/03/25 and a 52-week low of $239.47 on 11/03/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 244.37, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 240.02. In the upper region, resistance lies at 256.34. The next price resistance is at 263.96. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 32.80 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 2025-10-31 dropping by -0.43 million shares to 3.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 4.19 million shares. A decline of -11.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.28.
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 329 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.2% from the previous closing price of $258.64. Analysts anticipate Arthur J. Gallagher & Co stock to reach 365 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 295. 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.
