Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for AFG Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS 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 $2.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.95. 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 FY2025 earnings at $10.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.42 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on AFG. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target 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. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered shares of American Financial Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $164.00 to $144.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th.

American Financial Group Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of AFG stock opened at $121.90 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. American Financial Group has a 1 year low of $118.97 and a 1 year high of $150.19. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $133.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 0.83.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Financial Group by 952.1% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,252 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $169,000 after acquiring an additional 1,133 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of American Financial Group by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 27,793 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,741,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Financial Group by 228.2% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,421 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $175,000 after acquiring an additional 988 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Financial Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $243,000. Finally, Argent Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Financial Group by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 28,575 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,846,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.37% of the company’s stock.

American Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.63%. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.27%.

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.