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

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$136.62 +0.53 (+0.39%)
Closing price 08/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$136.41 -0.21 (-0.15%)
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About American Financial Group Stock (NYSE:AFG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$135.25
$136.70
50-Day Range
$122.40
$136.62
52-Week Range
$114.73
$150.19
Volume
429,384 shs
Average Volume
461,099 shs
Market Capitalization
$11.39 billion
P/E Ratio
15.01
Dividend Yield
2.34%
Price Target
$136.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

American Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

AFG MarketRank™: 

American Financial Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 267th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    American Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    American Financial Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about American Financial Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for American Financial Group are expected to grow by 11.24% in the coming year, from $10.50 to $11.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of American Financial Group is 15.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of American Financial Group is 15.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.44.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    American Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about American Financial Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.50% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Financial Group has recently increased by 1.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    American Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.35%, 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 35.16%. 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 27.40% next year. This indicates that American Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about American Financial Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.50% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Financial Group has recently increased by 1.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    American Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 1.18 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for American Financial Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for AFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $1,343,100.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    17.40% 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.

  • Read more about American Financial Group's insider trading history.
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AFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

American Financial Group's stock was trading at $136.93 at the start of the year. Since then, AFG stock has decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $136.62.

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The insurance provider reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.06. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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American Financial Group's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.23%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.08%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.02%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Stephen Craig Lindner Jr, James E Evans, Gregory G Joseph, Michelle A Gillis, John B Berding, Lehman John I Von, Brian S Hertzman, William W Verity, Mark A Weiss, Terry S Jacobs and Amy Y Murray.
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Shares of AFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Financial Group investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/25 Dividend
7/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend
7/15/2025
Dividend Payable
7/25/2025
Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - PROP&CASLTY
Sub-Industry
Multi-line Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:AFG
CIK
1042046
Employees
8,700
Year Founded
1872

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$150.00
Low Price Target
$124.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.10
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.01
Forward P/E Ratio
13.01
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$887 million
Net Margins
9.21%
Pretax Margin
11.75%
Return on Equity
17.41%
Return on Assets
2.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.33
Current Ratio
0.47
Quick Ratio
0.47

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.32 billion
Price / Sales
1.37
Cash Flow
$11.76 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.62
Book Value
$54.15 per share
Price / Book
2.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
83,390,000
Free Float
68,883,000
Market Cap
$11.39 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.74

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This page (NYSE:AFG) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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