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The closing price of American Financial Group Inc (NYSE: AFG) was $136.09 for the day, up 1.33% from the previous closing price of $134.3. In other words, the price has increased by $1.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. AFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $137.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $133.4806.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AFG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 21 ’25 when Lindner Stephen Craig Jr sold 10,000 shares for $134.31 per share. The transaction valued at 1,343,100 led to the insider holds 326,730 shares of the business.
S. Craig Lindner, Jr. bought 10,000 shares of AFG for $1,343,100 on Aug 21 ’25. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, VON LEHMAN JOHN I, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,542 shares for $125.67 each. As a result, the insider received 319,441 and left with 11,080 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 11349156864 and an Enterprise Value of 11707154432. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.456 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.964.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AFG is 0.73, which has changed by 0.026242375 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 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 $114.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.62%.
Shares Statistics:
AFG traded an average of 485.26K shares per day over the past three months and 382040 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 83.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.32M. Insiders hold about 14.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.67% stake in the company. Shares short for AFG as of 1755216000 were 1620070 with a Short Ratio of 3.34, compared to 1752537600 on 1749832. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1620070 and a Short% of Float of 2.3599999.
