Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG)☆

Arthur J. Gallagher is a global insurance brokerage and risk-management firm. It is a member of the S&P 500 and is classified in the Financials sector — banks, insurers and capital-markets firms at the center of the economy.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AJG. As of the most recent market data, the stock was priced around $262.15, down 2.02% on the session, giving Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. a market capitalization of roughly $67.20B.

Over the past 52 weeks, AJG has traded between $190.75 and $313.55. Shares are valued at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about 43.5, a common gauge of how richly the market prices the company's earnings. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. also pays a dividend, currently yielding around 1.07%.

As one of the larger companies in the Financials sector, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is closely followed by investors and often moves with broader trends across banks, insurers and capital-markets firms at the center of the economy. Traders watch AJG for earnings reports, analyst rating changes, and headlines that can shift sentiment — each of which is summarized on this page as it breaks.