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Why This 1 Momentum Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio

Zacks Equity Research
·2-min read

Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

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.

Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?

For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.

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Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG)

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. The company is the world’s largest property/casualty third-party claims administrator and ranks world’s fourth largest globally among insurance brokers based on revenues.

AJG sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Momentum Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. The stock is down 1.7% and up 4.4% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and Arthur J. Gallagher has gained 21.2% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 978,833.13 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.

Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For AJG, four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0 to $10.08 per share for 2024. AJG boasts an average earnings surprise of 2.3%.

Investors should take the time to consider AJG for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings metrics, and impressive Momentum and VGM Style Scores.

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