American Financial Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 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 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" American Financial Group stock.
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American Financial Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 3rd 2021.
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American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $2.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.74. The insurance provider earned $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. American Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 17.83%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.36 earnings per share.
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American Financial Group's stock was trading at $83.31 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AFG shares have increased by 47.6% and is now trading at $122.97.
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American Financial Group announced a None dividend on Friday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 8th will be given a dividend of $14.00 per share on Tuesday, June 15th. This represents a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 7th. This is a positive change from American Financial Group's previous None dividend of $1.00.
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American Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.65%. American Financial Group has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of American Financial Group is 23.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, American Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.84% next year. This indicates that American Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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American Financial Group issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 7.000-8.000 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.800. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

4 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for American Financial Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $125.00. On average, they expect American Financial Group's share price to reach $110.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.5%.
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15 employees have rated American Financial Group CEO 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 American Financial Group'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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.75%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.69%), LSV Asset Management (3.44%), American Financial Group Inc. 401 K Retirement & Savings Plan (3.02%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.60%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.29%). Company insiders that own American Financial Group stock include Brian S Hertzman, Carl H Lindner III, James E Evans, John B Berding, Kenneth C Ambrecht, Lehman John I Von, Mckeon Brett, Michelle A Gillis, S Craig Lindner, Terry S Jacobs and Vito C Peraino.
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AFG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., Nordea Investment Management AB, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Amundi Asset Management US Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., LSV Asset Management, Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC, and American Financial Group Inc. 401 K Retirement & Savings Plan. Company insiders that have sold American Financial Group company stock in the last year include Brian S Hertzman, Carl H Lindner III, James E Evans, John B Berding, Lehman John I Von, S Craig Lindner, and Terry S Jacobs.
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AFG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC, BlackRock Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., Reinhart Partners Inc., Gillson Capital LP, River Road Asset Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership. Company insiders that have bought American Financial Group stock in the last two years include Kenneth C Ambrecht, and Vito C Peraino.
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One share of AFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $122.97.

American Financial Group has a market capitalization of $10.46 billion and generates $7.91 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $732 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.44 on an earnings per share basis.

American Financial Group employs 7,600 workers across the globe.

American Financial Group was founded in 1872.

The official website for American Financial Group is www.afginc.com.

American Financial Group is headquartered at 301 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati OH, 45202.

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]