Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for AFG Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of American Financial Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $3.15 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.19. The consensus estimate for American Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $10.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Financial Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.46 EPS.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a return on equity of 19.97% and a net margin of 10.84%.

AFG has been the topic of several other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered 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 research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th.

American Financial Group Price Performance

American Financial Group stock opened at $126.42 on Thursday. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $136.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $134.77. The stock has a market cap of $10.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.85 and a beta of 0.83. American Financial Group has a 52 week low of $117.56 and a 52 week high of $150.19.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. 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 (DPR) is 29.99%.

Institutional Trading of American Financial Group

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Financial Group by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 5,798 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $794,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Horan Securities Inc. raised its stake in American Financial Group by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Horan Securities Inc. now owns 2,595 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Financial Group by 4.0% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 2,165 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Shoker Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in American Financial Group by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Shoker Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 2,648 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $363,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in American Financial Group by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,226 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $305,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.37% of the company’s stock.

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.