American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 10.500-10.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 11.760. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AFG. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $165.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th.

American Financial Group Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of AFG stock traded down $0.66 on Tuesday, hitting $136.04. The stock had a trading volume of 447,947 shares, compared to its average volume of 297,734. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.75 and a beta of 0.83. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $137.65 and its 200-day moving average is $134.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.53. American Financial Group has a 52-week low of $115.64 and a 52-week high of $150.19.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 19.97%. As a group, research analysts expect that American Financial Group will post 10.83 earnings per share for the current year.

American Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.35%. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.99%.

About American Financial Group

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.