Arthur J. Gallagher Valuation

Is GAH undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GAH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GAH (€267.4) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€175.46)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GAH is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GAH?

Key metric: As GAH is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GAH. This is calculated by dividing GAH's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GAH's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio53x
EarningsUS$1.17b
Market CapUS$62.13b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GAH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GAH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.9x
MUV2 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München
11.4x2.9%€65.1b
HNR1 Hannover Rück
13.1x5.7%€29.5b
ALV Allianz
12x6.4%€113.7b
TLX Talanx
10.9x5.7%€20.6b
GAH Arthur J. Gallagher
53x15.8%€62.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GAH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53x) compared to the peer average (11.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GAH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GAH 53.0xIndustry Avg. 11.8xNo. of Companies14PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GAH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GAH's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GAH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio53x
Fair PE Ratio12.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GAH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GAH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€267.40
€284.78
+6.5%
8.6%€329.69€239.60n/a15
Dec ’25€296.70
€278.63
-6.1%
6.7%€308.36€237.20n/a17
Nov ’25€257.50
€269.27
+4.6%
6.3%€294.66€230.20n/a17
Oct ’25€259.20
€259.48
+0.1%
5.4%€279.43€225.69n/a17
Sep ’25€262.00
€258.97
-1.2%
6.1%€283.23€228.77n/a16
Aug ’25€261.30
€261.26
-0.02%
5.9%€286.29€232.72n/a16
Jul ’25€240.20
€251.86
+4.9%
5.3%€275.27€224.71n/a15
Jun ’25€228.70
€246.06
+7.6%
5.2%€271.69€221.78n/a15
May ’25€217.00
€246.79
+13.7%
5.3%€264.18€218.27n/a16
Apr ’25€227.80
€239.04
+4.9%
7.7%€260.96€189.71n/a16
Mar ’25€226.80
€237.64
+4.8%
8.1%€261.46€191.43n/a16
Feb ’25€214.00
€235.41
+10.0%
8.1%€259.14€189.73n/a16
Jan ’25€201.00
€233.26
+16.1%
10.1%€263.87€170.15n/a16
Dec ’24€227.00
€233.13
+2.7%
8.9%€255.45€172.45€296.7016
Nov ’24€223.90
€239.00
+6.7%
8.6%€261.74€176.70€257.5016
Oct ’24€219.00
€225.49
+3.0%
7.5%€248.15€186.34€259.2015
Sep ’24€211.60
€215.73
+2.0%
6.6%€233.73€182.40€262.0014
Aug ’24€195.40
€214.29
+9.7%
6.6%€232.18€181.19€261.3014
Jul ’24€201.00
€209.81
+4.4%
8.2%€226.30€157.59€240.2014
Jun ’24€184.45
€210.13
+13.9%
8.1%€229.36€159.72€228.7014
May ’24€188.05
€203.72
+8.3%
7.8%€223.32€156.78€217.0014
Apr ’24€174.00
€204.77
+17.7%
6.7%€219.51€165.81€227.8014
Mar ’24€175.00
€203.21
+16.1%
6.7%€217.48€164.28€226.8014
Feb ’24€179.00
€197.86
+10.5%
6.7%€212.10€160.21€214.0014
Jan ’24€176.00
€194.48
+10.5%
9.8%€210.85€134.94€201.0013
Dec ’23€187.00
€195.82
+4.7%
9.4%€213.51€139.75€227.0013

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 15:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Analyst Sources

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is covered by 38 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
John HeagertyAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research