American Financial Group - AFG Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 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 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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1 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for American Financial Group's stock. Their AFG share price forecasts range from $150.00 to $178.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $164.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.6% from the stock's current price.
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American Financial Group's stock was trading at $137.32 at the start of the year. Since then, AFG stock has increased by 0.7% and is now trading at $138.30.
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American Financial Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 796,200 shares, an increase of 5.7% from the October 31st total of 753,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 363,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 8th 2023.
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American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.04. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. American Financial Group had a net margin of 14.22% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.41%. American Financial Group's revenue for the quarter was up 15.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.71 earnings per share.

American Financial Group declared a dividend on Monday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $2.00 per share on Tuesday, November 22nd. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 14th. This is an increase from the stock's previous dividend of $1.00.
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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 1.83%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 16 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 21.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.09% 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, November, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $11.00-$11.75 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.48. 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.10%), BlackRock Inc. (7.88%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.52%), State Street Corp (3.34%), American Financial Group Inc. 401 K Retirement & Savings Plan (3.32%) and LSV Asset Management (1.95%). 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, 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 $138.30.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) has a market capitalization of $11.78 billion and generates $6.55 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $2.00 billion in net income (profit) each year or $11.47 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,600 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.