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The price of American Financial Group Inc (NYSE: AFG) closed at $122.69 in the last session, down -0.66% from day before closing price of $123.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. AFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.645.
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 0.38 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:
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 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 10246823936 and an Enterprise Value of 10612820992. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.329 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.742.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AFG is 0.72, which has changed by -0.038328886 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 -1.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.84%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AFG traded on average about 532.56K shares per day over the past 3-months and 533040 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 83.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.25M. Insiders hold about 14.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.65% stake in the company. Shares short for AFG as of 1748563200 were 1380502 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1745971200 on 1357663. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1380502 and a Short% of Float of 2.0.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AFG is 3.03, which was 3.11 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025180146The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.98. 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.
