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

Company Overview

American Financial Group, Inc. is an insurance holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Through its Great American Insurance Group businesses, the company primarily provides property and casualty insurance products, with an emphasis on specialty commercial markets that require specialized underwriting expertise.

Its insurance offerings include coverage for commercial transportation, agriculture, workers’ compensation, excess and surplus risks, environmental exposures, inland marine, and other niche industries. Great American companies distribute products through independent agents, brokers, and other insurance intermediaries, serving customers across the United States and in selected international markets.

American Financial Group traces its history to 1872 and has operated under the Great American Insurance Group name for much of its history. The company previously maintained a significant annuity business but completed the sale of that operation in 2021, making specialty property and casualty insurance its primary focus. AFG is associated with the Lindner family and has been led by Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner in senior executive roles.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $136.02 to $138.74
• 50-Day Range: $136.96 to $146.51
• 52-Week Range: $123.09 to $150.02
• Volume: 323,311 shs
• Average Volume: 390,172 shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.07
• Dividend Yield: 2.55%
• Price Target: $156.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

American Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Financial Group scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 284th out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

American Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

American Financial Group has a consensus price target of $156.00, representing about 13.0% upside from its current price of $138.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Financial Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Financial Group are expected to decrease by -2.63% in the coming year, from $12.17 to $11.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Financial Group is 12.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Financial Group is 12.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.50% of the float of American Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.65.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Financial Group has recently increased by 8.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

American Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.57%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

American Financial Group has been increasing its dividend for 19 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Financial Group is 30.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.70% next year. This indicates that American Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.86

News Sentiment

American Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for American Financial Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for AFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added American Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Financial Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $542,936.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.90% of the stock of American Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.37% of the stock of American Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Record date for 10/23 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AFG
• CIK: 1042046
• Web: www.afginc.com
• Phone: (513) 579-2121
• Fax: 513-579-2113
• Employees: 8,500
• Year Founded: 1872

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Financial Group: $156.00
• High Price Target: $173.00
• Low Price Target: $142.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.35
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $842 million
• Net Margins: 11.51%
• Pretax Margin: 14.52%
• Return on Equity: 20.35%
• Return on Assets: 2.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $11.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.06
• Book Value: $57.79 per share
• Price / Book: 2.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,920,000
• Free Float: 68,907,000
• Market Cap: $11.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59