DJ Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. $(AJG)$ advanced 1.62% to $263.81 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. closed 15.86% short of its 52-week high of $313.55, which the company reached on October 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Marsh $(MRSH)$ rose 0.95% to $192.01, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 0.94% to $94.34, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ fell 0.09% to $116.07.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 463,208 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.