Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for AFG Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of American Financial Group in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $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.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last announced 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%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of American Financial Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $164.00 to $144.00 in a research report on Friday, February 7th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective 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, Piper Sandler increased 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 report on Tuesday, November 12th.

American Financial Group Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE AFG opened at $121.90 on Thursday. 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 $118.97 and a 52-week high of $150.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $133.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $134.64. The stock has a market cap of $10.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 0.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AFG. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in American Financial Group by 86.8% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 340 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Natixis bought a new position in American Financial Group during the fourth quarter worth $47,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in American Financial Group during the fourth quarter worth $53,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in American Financial Group by 91.2% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 520 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. bought a new position in American Financial Group during the fourth quarter worth $73,000. 64.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The company 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. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.27%.

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.