American Financial Group - AFG Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" AFG shares.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for American Financial Group's shares. Their AFG share price forecasts range from $145.00 to $178.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $156.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.2% from the stock's current price.
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American Financial Group's stock was trading at $137.32 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AFG shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $134.77.
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American Financial Group saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 822,400 shares, a drop of 18.6% from the July 15th total of 1,010,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 377,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 1st 2022.
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American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.24 by $0.61. American Financial Group had a net margin of 15.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.56%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.39 EPS.

American Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Saturday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share on Monday, July 25th. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 14th.
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American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.69%. 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 18.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.93% 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 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 10th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $10.75-$11.75 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $11.07. 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."

American Financial Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bishop Rock Capital L.P. (6.58%), FMR LLC (5.28%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.45%), American Financial Group Inc. 401 K Retirement & Savings Plan (3.35%), Northern Trust Corp (0.78%) and Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd (0.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian S Hertzman, Carl H Lindner III, Carl H Lindner III, James E Evans, John B Berding, John B Berding, Kenneth C Ambrecht, Lehman John I Von, Mckeon Brett, Michelle A Gillis, S Craig Lindner, Terry S Jacobs, Terry S Jacobs and Vito C Peraino.
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One share of AFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $134.77.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) has a market capitalization of $11.48 billion and generates $6.55 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $2.00 billion in net income (profit) each year or $12.10 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,600 workers across the globe.

American Financial Group was founded in 1872.

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.