American Financial Group (AFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) is an insurance holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Through its Great American Insurance Group operations, the company primarily provides property and casualty insurance, with an emphasis on specialty commercial products and markets.

Its insurance offerings serve businesses, organizations and individuals across a range of industries. Product lines have included commercial property and liability coverage, workers’ compensation, transportation, agriculture and crop insurance, marine and other specialty risks. Great American also provides select personal insurance products through its operating businesses.

American Financial Group traces its roots to 1872 and markets its insurance products through independent agents, brokers and other distribution partners. Its principal insurance operations serve customers primarily throughout the United States, with selected international activities. The company is led by executives from the Lindner family, which has played a central role in its ownership and management for decades.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $148.88 to $155.02
• 50-Day Range: $136.96 to $155.32
• 52-Week Range: $123.09 to $156.24
• Volume: 793,067 shs
• Average Volume: 388,803 shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.85
• Dividend Yield: 2.51%
• Price Target: $152.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

American Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Financial Group scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 542nd out of 844 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

American Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for American Financial Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Financial Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Financial Group are expected to decrease by -2.52% in the coming year, from $12.29 to $11.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Financial Group is 11.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Financial Group is 11.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.86% of the float of American Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.34.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Financial Group has recently increased by 12.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

American Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

American Financial Group has been increasing its dividend for 19 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Financial Group is 33.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.39% next year. This indicates that American Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

American Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for American Financial Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for AFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added American Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Financial Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $542,936.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.90% of the stock of American Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.37% of the stock of American Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/23 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/23/2026
• Today: 11/04/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Record date for 11/25 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AFG
• CIK: 1042046
• Web: www.afginc.com
• Phone: (513) 579-2121
• Fax: 513-579-2113
• Employees: 8,500
• Year Founded: 1872

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Financial Group: $152.75
• High Price Target: $166.00
• Low Price Target: $142.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $842 million
• Net Margins: 11.96%
• Pretax Margin: 14.52%
• Return on Equity: 22.50%
• Return on Assets: 3.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.57
• Cash Flow: $11.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.49
• Book Value: $57.79 per share
• Price / Book: 2.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,920,000
• Free Float: 68,907,000
• Market Cap: $12.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55