Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of AFG FY2025 Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for American Financial Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $11.52 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $11.54. The consensus estimate for American Financial Group's current full-year earnings is $10.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Financial Group's Q2 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.55 EPS.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The insurance provider reported $2.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.72 billion. American Financial Group had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 21.16%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.38 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of American Financial Group from $132.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Citigroup downgraded shares of American Financial Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $144.00 to $137.00 in a research note on Friday, June 28th.

American Financial Group Stock Performance

NYSE AFG traded up $0.63 on Thursday, hitting $132.65. 284,113 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 279,397. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The business's fifty day moving average is $134.17 and its 200 day moving average is $129.70. American Financial Group has a 52 week low of $106.62 and a 52 week high of $138.81. The company has a market capitalization of $11.13 billion, a PE ratio of 12.51 and a beta of 0.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AFG. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in American Financial Group by 251.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 147,892 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $19,442,000 after buying an additional 105,764 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in American Financial Group by 123.4% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 115,050 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $15,486,000 after purchasing an additional 63,541 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its position in shares of American Financial Group by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 396,355 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $54,095,000 after buying an additional 46,702 shares during the period. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. grew its position in shares of American Financial Group by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 492,021 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $60,528,000 after buying an additional 38,937 shares during the period. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of American Financial Group by 2,269.4% during the 2nd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 38,527 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $4,740,000 after buying an additional 36,901 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.37% of the company's stock.

American Financial Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 15th will be issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 15th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.41%. This is a boost from American Financial Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. American Financial Group's dividend payout ratio is 30.19%.

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.