New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 15,084 Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. $AJG

New York State Common Retirement Fund cut its stake in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) by 4.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 327,639 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 15,084 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. were worth $101,483,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AJG. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,536,230,000. Sands Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 453.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 1,121,249 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $358,934,000 after purchasing an additional 918,618 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 41,475.5% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 770,394 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $246,619,000 after acquiring an additional 768,541 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,096,542 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,954,625,000 after acquiring an additional 685,278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. by 27.2% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,354,632 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $753,765,000 after purchasing an additional 503,205 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.53% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Christopher E. Mead sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $258.11, for a total transaction of $1,032,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 17,327 shares in the company, valued at $4,472,271.97. The trade was a 18.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Richard C. Cary sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.00, for a total transaction of $1,566,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 50,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,224,348. The trade was a 10.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 32,100 shares of company stock worth $8,243,865. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $250.00 to $247.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $272.00 to $279.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $328.00 to $311.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $276.00 to $272.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. from $329.00 to $285.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $290.50.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AJG opened at $245.62 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $253.20 and a 200 day moving average of $277.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company has a market capitalization of $63.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.67. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a 52 week low of $236.34 and a 52 week high of $351.23.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.35 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $3.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.61 billion. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had a return on equity of 11.98% and a net margin of 13.58%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will post 11.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s payout ratio is currently 38.86%.

Trending Headlines about Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Here are the key news stories impacting Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board raised the quarterly cash dividend to $0.70 (7.7% increase), supporting income investors and signaling confidence in cash generation. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Increases Cash Dividend to $0.70 per Share
• Positive Sentiment: Adjusted profit rose strongly (Reuters: +24.5% in the fourth quarter) driven by commissions and fees, indicating healthy demand and margin drivers that investors favor. Arthur J Gallagher’s quarterly profit rises on fees, commission growth
• Positive Sentiment: Some outlets and market reactions framed the report as a beat, with shares described as jumping after the results — supporting short-term bullish momentum. Arthur J. Gallagher shares jump after beating Q4 expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported EPS was $2.38; some services (Zacks) treated it as a beat versus their $2.35 consensus, showing year-over-year improvement from $2.13. This supports earnings momentum but depends on which consensus you reference. Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Company released full-quarter and FY-2025 results and hosted a conference call — useful for investors wanting management commentary on outlook, inorganic growth and expense trends. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Negative Sentiment: Other reports show the quarter missed some street expectations: EPS was slightly below certain consensus figures (e.g., $2.42) and revenue came in below estimates (~$3.56B vs. ~$3.61B), which tempers the upbeat adjusted-profit headlines. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Q4 results (MarketBeat) Arthur J Gallagher earnings missed by $1.77, revenue fell short of estimates

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Profile

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is a global insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Founded in 1927 by Arthur J. Gallagher, the company has grown from a regional broker into an international professional services organization that arranges insurance, provides consulting and designs risk-transfer solutions for commercial, industrial, public sector and individual clients.

The company’s core activities include property and casualty insurance brokerage, employee benefits consulting and administration, and a range of risk management services.