Ratings Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Equities

AJG

US3635761097

Market Closed - Nyse Other stock markets 04:00:01 2023-12-08 pm EST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
240.96 ^USD	-0.04%		-2.84%	+27.80%

Dec. 08	Sector Update: Financial Stocks Gain Pre-Bell Friday	MT
Dec. 08	Arthur J. Gallagher Unit Acquires Australia-Based My Plan Manager	MT

Strengths

Growth progress expectations are rather promising. Indeed, sales are expected to rise sharply in the coming years.
The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
Analysts have consistently raised their revenue expectations for the company, which provides good prospects for the current and next years in terms of revenue growth.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.

Weaknesses

The group shows a rather high level of debt in proportion to its EBITDA.
With an expected P/E ratio at 39.47 and 30.77 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
Based on current prices, the company has particularly high valuation levels.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
For the last few months, analysts have been revising downwards their earnings forecast.
The group usually releases earnings worse than estimated.

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Sector : Multiline Insurance & Brokers

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.	+27.80%	52 026 M $	B-
AON PLC	+7.98%	64 890 M $	C
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	-0.79%	25 057 M $	C+
BROWN & BROWN, INC.	+30.16%	21 103 M $	C
CAIXA SEGURIDADE PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.	+41.44%	7 190 M $	-
RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.	+6.36%	5 223 M $	-
STEADFAST GROUP LIMITED	+3.66%	4 065 M $	B
AUB GROUP LIMITED	+19.04%	1 912 M $	C+
GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE, INC	+107.34%	1 771 M $	C-
BRP GROUP, INC.	-23.43%	1 238 M $	C-

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