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The price of American Financial Group Inc (NYSE: AFG) closed at $131.84 in the last session, up 1.79% from day before closing price of $129.52. In other words, the price has increased by $1.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. AFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $132.492 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $129.59.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AFG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, Keefe Bruyette on February 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform and sets its target price to $144 from $164 previously.
On June 28, 2024, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $144 to $137.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on February 08, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $129.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 07 ’25 when Hertzman Brian S. sold 1,777 shares for $142.51 per share. The transaction valued at 253,240 led to the insider holds 11,300 shares of the business.
Brian S. Hertzman bought 1,777 shares of AFG for $251,303 on Nov 07 ’25. On Sep 03 ’25, another insider, Murray Amy Y, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 920 shares for $136.63 each. As a result, the insider received 125,703 and left with 2,651 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AFG now has a Market Capitalization of 10995926016 and an Enterprise Value of 11121927168. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.388 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.268.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AFG is 0.70, which has changed by -0.059745908 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AFG has reached a high of $147.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $113.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.18%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AFG traded on average about 420.25K shares per day over the past 3-months and 376270 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 83.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.61M. Insiders hold about 16.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.60% stake in the company. Shares short for AFG as of 1767139200 were 1354984 with a Short Ratio of 3.22, compared to 1764288000 on 1208313. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1354984 and a Short% of Float of 1.97.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AFG is 3.22, which was 3.28 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025324274. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.97. The current Payout Ratio is 27.71% for AFG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-12-18 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of American Financial Group Inc (AFG) is currently being evaluated by a team of 6.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.66, with high estimates of $2.72 and low estimates of $2.6.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.19 and $9.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.95. EPS for the following year is $11.4, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $11.85 and $10.88.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.79B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.85B to a low estimate of $1.69B. As of. The current estimate, American Financial Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.85BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.73B. There is a high estimate of $1.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.63B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AFG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.93B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.04BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.34B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.49B and the low estimate is $7.14B.
