Arthur J Gallagher & Co (AJG) Plans Dividend Increase - $0.41 Per Share

Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,885,066 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $239,126,000 after purchasing an additional 286,471 shares in the last quarter. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The stock increased 0.60% or $0.39 during the last trading session, reaching $65.51. The average 1-year price target for (QD) reveals an average price target of $21 per share. (NYSE:AJG). Guinness Asset Limited holds 2.64% in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) is a good way of gaining insight into the stock's performance. It has outperformed by 0.39% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.08 in 2017 Q3. It is negative, as 33 investors sold AJG shares while 153 reduced holdings. 59 funds opened positions while 141 raised stakes. By comparing a stock's price per share to its earnings per share, we are able to see how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company's earnings. Zacks Invest Mgmt has invested 0.76% in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. About 748,825 shares traded. Ccm Advisers Ltd Llc accumulated 0.15% or 12,630 shares. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in Arthur J Gallagher & Co by 8,471.3% during the 2nd quarter. (NYSE:AJG). Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board reported 163,646 shares stake. Daiwa Gp Incorporated Inc reported 5,285 shares. Horizon Invs Ltd Company holds 0.05% or 13,611 shares in its portfolio. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt holds 0.02% in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG). Barbara Oil Com owns 15,000 shares or 0.64% of their United States portfolio. William Blair upgraded Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG). 5,727 are owned by Old Mutual Customised Solutions (Proprietary) Limited. Its up 44.37% from 2.95 million shares previously. (NYSE:AJG) or 204,392 shares. During the same quarter past year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. Washington Tru Bank holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) for 7,839 shares. The assumption behind the indicator is that investment instruments move in cycles with highs and lows coming at certain periodic intervals.

Arthur J Gallagher & Co (NYSE:AJG) is trading with a trailing P/E of 25.6x, which is higher than the industry average of 17.7x. The stock increased 0.93% or $3.07 during the last trading session, reaching $334.57. English sold 1,500 shares of Arthur J Gallagher & Co stock in a transaction on Friday, November 3rd. (NYSE:AJG). Atwood Palmer owns 500 shares or 0% of their United States portfolio. The SI to Arthur J Gallagher & Company's float is 2.41%. Mirae Asset Global Investments sold 159,179 shares as the company's stock declined 3.53% while stock markets rallied.

Analysts await Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) has risen 17.09% since January 23, 2017 and is uptrending. AJG's profit would be $135.59M giving it 21.52 P/E if the $0.75 EPS is correct.

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ILLEGAL ACTIVITY WARNING: "Arthur J Gallagher & Co (AJG) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.07 EPS" was first posted by TrueBlueTribune and is the sole property of of TrueBlueTribune. Zacks Investment Research cut Arthur J Gallagher & Co from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, October 2nd. Therefore 50% are positive. Arthur J Gallagher & Co has a 12-month low of $53.05 and a 12-month high of $67.32. The company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $68.22. Arthur J. Gallagher had 44 analyst reports since August 28, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Stocks with a beta above 1 are more volatile than the market as a whole. Citigroup maintained Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) also leans strongly towards the neutral end of the spectrum. The company was maintained on Friday, December 8 by Wells Fargo. 1 of them rate its stock a hold. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Monday, December 4 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. The firm has "Overweight" rating by Barclays Capital given on Monday, October 16.

A stock rating usually tells investors how well a stock's market value relates to what analysts think is a fair value for the stock, based on an independent evaluation of the company. Therefore 61% are positive. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.29, for a total value of $496,204.00. Capital One Financial Corp. had 101 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was initiated by DA Davidson with "Neutral" on Wednesday, January 13. Mid-cap companies have a market capitalization of $2 billion - $10 billion. The company was maintained on Tuesday, May 30 by Oppenheimer. Texas Permanent School Fund reported 31,685 shares. RBC Capital Markets maintained the shares of AJG in report on Thursday, February 4 with "Sector Perform" rating.

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