Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Capital Markets
  • ISIN: US3635761097
  • NYSE: AJG
USD
230.45
-6.16 (-2.6%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 11.71%
2
Negative results in Jun 25
  • INTEREST(HY) At USD 317 MM has Grown at 69.97%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 539.22
3
With ROE of 7.19%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.77 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -12.68%, its profits have risen by 13.6%
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -12.68% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
-23.2%
-0.12
25.00%
S&P 500
16.0%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.11%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.83%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.16
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
20.67%
Dividend Payout Ratio
45.27%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
96.33%
ROCE (avg)
31.17%
ROE (avg)
11.71%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
35
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.28
EV to EBIT
20.28
EV to EBITDA
14.09
EV to Capital Employed
2.37
EV to Sales
3.72
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.24%
ROCE (Latest)
11.67%
ROE (Latest)
6.57%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 2.91

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 55.89%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.81% (YoY

-3What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 6.72%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 168 MM

Here's what is working for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 2.91 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 55.89%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.81% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Interest
Highest at USD 168 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 6.33% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

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