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Here's Why Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is a Strong Growth Stock

Zacks Equity Research
·2-min read

It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.

Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.

Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist

For growth investors, a company's financial strength, overall health, and future outlook take precedence, so they'll want to zero in on the Growth Style Score. This Score examines things like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will generate sustainable growth over time.

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Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG)

Headquartered in Itasca, IL and founded in 1927, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance brokerage and consulting services and third-party claims settlement and administration services in the United States and internationally. While the company boasts world’s largest property/casualty third-party claims administrator, it ranks world’s fourth largest globally among insurance brokers based on revenues.

AJG boasts a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 42% year-over-year for 2022, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 5.3%.

Five analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $1.32 to $7.78 per share for 2022. AJG boasts an average earnings surprise of 6.5%.

On a historic basis, Arthur J. Gallagher has generated cash flow growth of 15.2%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 14.7% this year.

Investors should take the time to consider AJG for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Rank rating, notable growth metrics, and impressive Growth and VGM Style Scores.


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