ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced that its alternative risk and capital solutions subsidiary, Artex, has acquired Fairlawn, Ohio-based RIBV Holdings, LLC, and its subsidiaries, collectively doing business as Risk International. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Risk International provides outsourced risk management and employee benefits advisory services for private equity and corporate clients across the US. The Risk International team, ...

Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) have rallied 31.1% year to date (YTD) compared with the industry’s growth of 27.3%. The Finance sector and the Zacks S&P 500 composite have returned 12% and 15%, respectively, in the same time frame. With a market capitalization of $64.55 billion, the average volume of shares traded in the last three months was 0.7 million.AJG Outperforms Industry, Sector & S&P YTDImage Source: Zacks Investment ResearchThe rally was driven by a strong performance of the Brokerage and Risk ...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With an increased focus on employee retention amidst a competitive job market and continued economic complexity, Gallagher's 2024 U.S. Career Wellbeing Report found that career development opportunities highly influence both employee engagement and retention. Although employers understand the importance of focusing on career wellbeing, only 35% reported an increase in focus, with many prioritizing the physical (42%), financial (47%), and emotional (64%) w ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.While many investors like to look for moment ...

For those looking to find strong Finance stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Arthur J. Gallagher is a member of our Finance group, which includes 860 different companies and currently sits at #1 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the indiv ...

Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) rallied 25.1% year to date (YTD) compared with the industry’s growth of 20.2%, the Finance sector’s rise of 7.2% and the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s gain of 11.8%. With a market capitalization of $61.7 billion, the average volume of shares traded in the last three months was 0.9 million.The strong performance of Brokerage and Risk Management segments, strategic buyouts to capitalize on growing market opportunities and effective capital deployment drive this Zacks Rank #2 (B ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.While many investors like to look for moment ...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Only about half of US employers (52%) say they effectively manage healthcare costs, according to Gallagher's 2024 US Physical & Emotional Wellbeing Report. Several factors appear to contribute to the perception, including the fact that nearly all organizations (92%) experienced health plan premium increases during their most recent renewal. And of those, nearly 1 in 4 (24%) experienced double-digit increases. The Gallagher report, which gathered insights ...

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.The ...

Investors interested in Finance stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Arthur J. Gallagher is a member of our Finance group, which includes 862 different companies and currently sits at #3 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks S ...