American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) released its quarterly earnings data 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 19.97% and a net margin of 10.84%. American Financial Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.500-10.500 EPS.

American Financial Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AFG opened at $127.42 on Thursday. American Financial Group has a 52-week low of $115.64 and a 52-week high of $150.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.94 and a beta of 0.83. 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $137.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.81.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.51%. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AFG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on 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. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of American Financial Group from $165.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th.

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.