American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.03 EPS

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.03), Zacks reports. American Financial Group had a return on equity of 20.30% and a net margin of 10.66%. American Financial Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.500-10.500 EPS.

American Financial Group Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of AFG traded down $2.23 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $126.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 660,842 shares, compared to its average volume of 364,639. The company has a 50 day moving average of $136.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $134.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market cap of $10.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96 and a beta of 0.83. American Financial Group has a 1-year low of $117.56 and a 1-year high of $150.19.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were paid a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. American Financial Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.27%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AFG has been the topic of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of American Financial Group from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $164.00 to $144.00 in a report on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th.

American Financial Group Company Profile

American Financial Group, Inc, an insurance holding company, provides specialty property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses and trucks, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property and specialty transportation coverages; specialty casualty insurance, including primarily excess and surplus, executive and professional liability, general liability, umbrella and excess liability, and specialty coverage in targeted markets, as well as customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses and workers' compensation insurance; and specialty financial insurance products comprising risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance.