Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for AFG

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of American Financial Group in a report issued on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $2.47 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.71. The consensus estimate for American Financial Group's current full-year earnings is $10.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Financial Group's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.66 EPS.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a net margin of 10.66% and a return on equity of 20.30%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of American Financial Group from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $164.00 to $144.00 in a report on Friday, February 7th. 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 report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price on American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th.

American Financial Group Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE AFG traded down $1.00 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $119.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 479,082 shares, compared to its average volume of 409,349. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $133.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.54. American Financial Group has a twelve month low of $118.97 and a twelve month high of $150.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.33 and a beta of 0.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Financial Group

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in American Financial Group by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,287,861 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $1,134,857,000 after buying an additional 99,560 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in American Financial Group by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,516,351 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $742,501,000 after purchasing an additional 202,522 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of American Financial Group by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,693,356 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $362,526,000 after purchasing an additional 104,172 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of American Financial Group by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,595,346 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $218,146,000 after purchasing an additional 42,139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of American Financial Group by 26.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 997,340 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $136,566,000 after purchasing an additional 207,285 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.37% of the company's stock.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. American Financial Group's payout ratio is 30.27%.

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.