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American Financial Group Inc (NYSE: AFG) closed the day trading at $126.11 down -0.43% from the previous closing price of $126.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. AFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $127.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $123.9562.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AFG, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 18 ’25 when VON LEHMAN JOHN I sold 2,542 shares for $125.67 per share. The transaction valued at 319,441 led to the insider holds 11,080 shares of the business.
John I. Von Lehman bought 2,542 shares of AFG for $321,614 on Mar 18 ’25. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, JOSEPH GREGORY G, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $121.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 362,986 and bolstered with 57,477 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 10551434240 and an Enterprise Value of 10828983296. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.352 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.21.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AFG is 0.72, which has changed by -0.010203302 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AFG has reached a high of $147.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $113.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.99%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AFG traded about 604.45K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AFG traded about 348640 shares per day. A total of 83.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.39M. Insiders hold about 14.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.01% stake in the company. Shares short for AFG as of 1744675200 were 1609656 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1741910400 on 1315762. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1609656 and a Short% of Float of 2.33.
Dividends & Splits
AFG’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.11, up from 3.02 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02384336The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.99. The current Payout Ratio is 27.71% for AFG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1744675200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-12-18 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
