AJG Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Brown & Brown, Inc. has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net margin of 14.14%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity of 7.95% beat Brown & Brown, Inc.'s return on equity of 11.39%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $311.75, signalling upside risk potential of 27.06%. On the other hand Brown & Brown, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $93.50 which suggests that it could grow by 17.39%. Given that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has higher upside potential than Brown & Brown, Inc., analysts believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more attractive than Brown & Brown, Inc..

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.688, which suggesting that the stock is 31.226% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Brown & Brown, Inc. has a beta of 0.816, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 18.449%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.04%. Brown & Brown, Inc. offers a yield of 0.77% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays 36.92% of its earnings as a dividend. Brown & Brown, Inc. pays out 15.63% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. quarterly revenues are $3.4B, which are larger than Brown & Brown, Inc. quarterly revenues of $1.6B. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net income of $273.6M is higher than Brown & Brown, Inc.'s net income of $227M. Notably, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 39.04x while Brown & Brown, Inc.'s PE ratio is 23.90x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is 4.76x versus 4.34x for Brown & Brown, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net margin of 12.74%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity of 7.95% beat The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s return on equity of 13.49%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $311.75, signalling upside risk potential of 27.06%. On the other hand The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $802.53 which suggests that it could fall by -4.07%. Given that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has higher upside potential than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., analysts believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more attractive than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.688, which suggesting that the stock is 31.226% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a beta of 1.359, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 35.901%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.04%. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. offers a yield of 1.67% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $4.00 per share. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays 36.92% of its earnings as a dividend. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. pays out 28.37% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. quarterly revenues are $3.4B, which are smaller than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. quarterly revenues of $32.2B. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net income of $273.6M is lower than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s net income of $4.1B. Notably, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 39.04x while The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s PE ratio is 16.99x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is 4.76x versus 2.13x for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net margin of 11.89%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity of 7.95% beat Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.'s return on equity of 28.77%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $311.75, signalling upside risk potential of 27.06%. On the other hand Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $211.85 which suggests that it could grow by 15.49%. Given that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has higher upside potential than Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., analysts believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more attractive than Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc..

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.688, which suggesting that the stock is 31.226% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. has a beta of 0.755, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 24.514%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.04%. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. offers a yield of 1.87% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.90 per share. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays 36.92% of its earnings as a dividend. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. pays out 38.54% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. quarterly revenues are $3.4B, which are smaller than Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. quarterly revenues of $6.4B. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net income of $273.6M is lower than Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.'s net income of $757M. Notably, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 39.04x while Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.'s PE ratio is 22.05x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is 4.76x versus 3.44x for Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Nasdaq, Inc. has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net margin of 21.6%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity of 7.95% beat Nasdaq, Inc.'s return on equity of 14.09%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $311.75, signalling upside risk potential of 27.06%. On the other hand Nasdaq, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $103.13 which suggests that it could grow by 16.77%. Given that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has higher upside potential than Nasdaq, Inc., analysts believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more attractive than Nasdaq, Inc..

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.688, which suggesting that the stock is 31.226% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Nasdaq, Inc. has a beta of 1.020, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 2.019%.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.04%. Nasdaq, Inc. offers a yield of 1.16% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays 36.92% of its earnings as a dividend. Nasdaq, Inc. pays out 48.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. quarterly revenues are $3.4B, which are larger than Nasdaq, Inc. quarterly revenues of $2B. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net income of $273.6M is lower than Nasdaq, Inc.'s net income of $423M. Notably, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 39.04x while Nasdaq, Inc.'s PE ratio is 31.49x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is 4.76x versus 6.27x for Nasdaq, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.