Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of AFG FY2025 Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Financial Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will earn $11.52 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $11.54. The consensus estimate for American Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $10.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Financial Group’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.55 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of American Financial Group from $132.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Citigroup downgraded American Financial Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $144.00 to $137.00 in a research report on Friday, June 28th.

American Financial Group Price Performance

AFG stock opened at $132.02 on Thursday. American Financial Group has a 52 week low of $106.46 and a 52 week high of $138.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.63 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $134.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $129.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The insurance provider reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.45 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.72 billion. American Financial Group had a return on equity of 21.16% and a net margin of 11.06%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.38 EPS.

American Financial Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 15th will be issued a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 15th. This is a positive change from American Financial Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.62%.

Institutional Trading of American Financial Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in American Financial Group by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,074 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $818,000 after purchasing an additional 868 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in American Financial Group by 270.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,156 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 844 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its position in American Financial Group by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 20,000 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,692,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Highland Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in American Financial Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $221,000. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its position in American Financial Group by 52.9% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 4,675 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $629,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617 shares during the period. 64.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.