Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for AFG

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for American Financial Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.47 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.71. The consensus estimate for American Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $10.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Financial Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.66 EPS.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a return on equity of 20.30% and a net margin of 10.66%.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on AFG. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of American Financial Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $164.00 to $144.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th.

American Financial Group Stock Down 0.9 %

AFG opened at $121.90 on Wednesday. American Financial Group has a fifty-two week low of $118.97 and a fifty-two week high of $150.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.53. The company has a fifty day moving average of $133.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $134.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 0.83.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.63%. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.27%.

Institutional Trading of American Financial Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its position in American Financial Group by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 9,606 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,315,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in American Financial Group during the fourth quarter worth about $3,601,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in American Financial Group by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 500,451 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $68,527,000 after acquiring an additional 57,918 shares during the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC boosted its position in American Financial Group by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 2,481 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $340,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in American Financial Group during the fourth quarter worth about $986,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.37% of the company’s stock.

American Financial Group Company Profile

American Financial Group, Inc, an insurance holding company, provides specialty property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses and trucks, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property and specialty transportation coverages; specialty casualty insurance, including primarily excess and surplus, executive and professional liability, general 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 lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance.