DJ Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. $(AJG)$ slid 1.30% to $265.03 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,675.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.21% to 53,463.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. closed 15.47% below its 52-week high of $313.55, which the company reached on October 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Marsh $(MRSH)$ fell 0.07% to $193.26, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 0.68% to $96.52, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 1.09% to $117.45.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 155,723 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 26, 2026.