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In the latest session, American Financial Group Inc (NYSE: AFG) closed at $120.79 down -0.91% from its previous closing price of $121.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of American Financial Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 28 ’24 when Murray Amy Y bought 1,200 shares for $125.17 per share. The transaction valued at 150,205 led to the insider holds 1,200 shares of the business.
Evans James E sold 2,274 shares of AFG for $292,538 on Mar 12 ’24. The Director now owns 105,302 shares after completing the transaction at $128.64 per share. On Mar 01 ’24, another insider, Gillis Michelle A, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 2,053 shares for $126.81 each. As a result, the insider received 260,331 and left with 48,554 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.15.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AFG has reached a high of $150.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $115.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.90%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 84.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 73.18M. Insiders hold about 12.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.54% stake in the company.
