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

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" AFG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AFG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for American Financial Group's stock. Their AFG share price forecasts range from $120.00 to $155.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $143.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.7% from the stock's current price.
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American Financial Group's stock was trading at $137.28 at the start of the year. Since then, AFG stock has decreased by 18.7% and is now trading at $111.67.
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American Financial Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,100,000 shares, an increase of 38.5% from the August 31st total of 794,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 370,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 1st 2023.
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American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $2.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.85 by $0.47. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.85 billion. American Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.51% and a net margin of 11.38%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.85 EPS.

American Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share on Tuesday, July 25th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 13th.
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American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.26%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 17 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 25.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.47% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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American Financial Group updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.15-$11.15 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.68. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

15 employees have rated American Financial Group Chief Executive Officer Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner on Glassdoor.com. Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

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American Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AFG."

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One share of AFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $111.67.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) has a market capitalization of $9.48 billion and generates $7.04 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $898 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.00 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,900 workers across the globe.

American Financial Group's mailing address is 301 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati OH, 45202. The official website for the company is www.afginc.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (513) 579-2121, via email at afginvestorrelations@amfin.com, or via fax at 513-579-2113.