DJ Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. $(AJG)$ advanced 2.45% to $214.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.96% to 45,577.47.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. closed 38.84% short of its 52-week high of $351.23, which the company achieved on June 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Marsh $(MRSH)$ rose 3.26% to $176.48, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 0.07% to $68.56, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ fell 0.89% to $106.22.
Trading volume (3.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 20, 2026.
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March 20, 2026 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)
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