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J Patrick Gallagher Jr sold $6.3M of AJG

CEO at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. 27,450 shares at an average of $230.31, traded Mar 2, 2026, filed Mar 4, 2026.

Warning score
55
Value
$6.3M
27,450 shares
Holdings after
96,455
-22% from before
From 52-week low
+12%
low $202.95, close $227.21
From 52-week high
-34%
high $343.29, as of Mar 2, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $6.3M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 22% of holdings
    +5
  • Cluster
    3 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

AJGOct 9, 2026 · close 232.70
Since filing Mar 4, 2026: +4.1%SPY +14.5% · excess -10.4%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0000354190-26-000034, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+44,050$79.59$3.5M123,905Mar 4, 2026
Mar 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-27,450$230.31$6.3M96,455Mar 4, 2026
Mar 3, 2026GGift
Common Stock
-1,350$0.00$095,105Mar 4, 2026
Mar 3, 2026GGift
Common Stockindirect: By Spouse
-1,350$0.00$0270,175Mar 4, 2026
Mar 3, 2026GGift
Common Stockindirect: By Trust
+600$0.00$0219,955Mar 4, 2026
Mar 3, 2026IDiscretionary transaction
Notional Stock Unitsderivative
+91,769$225.23$21M153,073Mar 4, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Non-qualified Stock Optionderivative
-44,050$0.00$00Mar 4, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
36Weak
AJGsell 2
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Richard C Cary
Controller, CAO
$253k
1,000 shares
-2%
38Weak
AJGsell 2
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Scott R Hudson
Vice President
$3.2M
12,000 shares
-12%
38Weak
AJGsell 3
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Scott R Hudson
Vice President
$865k
3,800 shares
-4%
44Moderate
AJGsell 3
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Christopher E Mead
VICE PRESIDENT
$908k
4,000 shares
-17%
45Moderate
AJGsell 3
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Christopher E Mead
VICE PRESIDENT
$1.0M
4,000 shares
-19%
62Notable
AJGsell 3
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Douglas K Howell
VP & Chief Financial Officer
$1.3M
5,000 shares
-5%
45Moderate
AJGsell 3
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Walter D. Bay
General Counsel
$4.0M
15,850 shares
-17%
37Weak
AJGsell 2
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Christopher E Mead
VICE PRESIDENT
$313k
1,250 shares
-7%
53Moderate
AJGsell 2
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Richard C Cary
Controller, CAO
$1.6M
6,000 shares
-11%
61Notable
AJGbuy
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Michael Robert Pesch
Vice President
$988k
4,000 shares
+11%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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