American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 10.500-10.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 11.760. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

American Financial Group Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of AFG stock traded down $0.66 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $136.04. 447,947 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 297,734. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a PE ratio of 12.75 and a beta of 0.83. American Financial Group has a 1-year low of $115.64 and a 1-year high of $150.19. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $137.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.86.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a return on equity of 19.97% and a net margin of 10.84%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that American Financial Group will post 10.83 EPS for the current year.

American Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.35%. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.99%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on AFG. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on American Financial Group from $165.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th.

About American Financial Group

American Financial Group, Inc, an insurance holding company, provides specialty property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses and trucks, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property and specialty transportation coverages; specialty casualty insurance, including primarily excess and surplus, executive and professional liability, general liability, umbrella and excess liability, and specialty coverage in targeted markets, as well as customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses and workers’ compensation insurance; and specialty financial insurance products comprising risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance.