American Financial Group, Inc, an insurance holding company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, Annuity, and Other. It offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses, trucks and recreational vehicles, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other property; specialty casualty insurance, including primarily excess and surplus, general liability, executive liability, professional 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 leasing and financing institutions, surety and fidelity products, and trade credit insurance.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Fire, marine, & casualty insurance
Sub-IndustryMulti-line Insurance
SectorFinance
Phone513-579-2121
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$7.15 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees7,600
Next Earnings Date10/29/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Frequently Asked Questions
What is American Financial Group's stock symbol?
American Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AFG."
How often does American Financial Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Financial Group?
American Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, July 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Thursday, July 25th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 12th. View American Financial Group's Dividend History.
How were American Financial Group's earnings last quarter?
American Financial Group Inc (NYSE:AFG) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The insurance provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.11. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter. American Financial Group had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 9.29%. American Financial Group's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.04 earnings per share. View American Financial Group's Earnings History.
When is American Financial Group's next earnings date?
What guidance has American Financial Group issued on next quarter's earnings?
American Financial Group updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $8.40 - $8.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $8.62.
What price target have analysts set for AFG?
2 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for American Financial Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $107.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect American Financial Group's share price to reach $113.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Financial Group.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for American Financial Group?
2 Wall Street 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, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for American Financial Group.
Has American Financial Group been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about AFG stock has trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. American Financial Group earned a news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for American Financial Group.
Are investors shorting American Financial Group?
American Financial Group saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 722,200 shares, a decline of 10.2% from the June 15th total of 804,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 344,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View American Financial Group's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of American Financial Group's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to American Financial Group include Allstate (ALL), Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Ms&Ad Insurance Group (MSADY), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Markel (MKL), Loews (L), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Subordinate Voting Shares (FRFHF), Alleghany (Y), Everest Re Group (RE), RenaissanceRe (RNR), Axis Capital (AXS) and Hanover Insurance Group (THG).
What other stocks do shareholders of American Financial Group own?
Who are American Financial Group's key executives?
American Financial Group's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Stephen Craig Lindner, Co-Pres, Co-CEO & Director (Age 64)
- Mr. Carl Henry Lindner III, Co-Pres, Co-CEO & Director (Age 66)
- Mr. Joseph Evans Consolino, Exec. VP, CFO & Director (Age 53)
- Ms. Michelle Ann Gillis SPHR, Sr. VP & Chief Admin. Officer (Age 50)
- Mr. Vito Charles Peraino Esq., Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 63)
Who are American Financial Group's major shareholders?
American Financial Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.58%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.94%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.12%), LSV Asset Management (1.66%), Invesco Ltd. (1.40%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.10%). Company insiders that own American Financial Group stock include Carl H Lindner III, Gregory G Joseph, James E Evans, John B Berding, Lehman John I Von, S Craig Lindner, Terry S Jacobs, Virginia Drosos, Vito C Peraino and William W Verity. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Financial Group.
Which institutional investors are selling American Financial Group stock?
AFG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Investec Asset Management LTD, Schroder Investment Management Group, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. and Point72 Asset Management L.P.. Company insiders that have sold American Financial Group company stock in the last year include Carl H Lindner III, James E Evans, John B Berding, Lehman John I Von, S Craig Lindner, Terry S Jacobs, Vito C Peraino and William W Verity. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Financial Group.
Which institutional investors are buying American Financial Group stock?
AFG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lomas Capital Management LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC, BlackRock Inc., Balyasny Asset Management LLC and Invesco Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Financial Group.
How do I buy shares of American Financial Group?
Shares of AFG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is American Financial Group's stock price today?
One share of AFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.75.
How big of a company is American Financial Group?
American Financial Group has a market capitalization of $8.97 billion and generates $7.15 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $530 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.40 on an earnings per share basis. American Financial Group employs 7,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About American Financial Group.
What is American Financial Group's official website?
How can I contact American Financial Group?
American Financial Group's mailing address is 301 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati OH, 45202. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 513-579-2121 or via email at [email protected]
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