Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for AFG Q2 Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for American Financial Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.47 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.71. The consensus estimate for American Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $10.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Financial Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.66 EPS.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a return on equity of 20.30% and a net margin of 10.66%.

AFG has been the topic of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded American Financial Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $164.00 to $144.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th.

American Financial Group Stock Performance

NYSE:AFG opened at $123.01 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $134.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $134.76. American Financial Group has a 1-year low of $118.97 and a 1-year high of $150.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $10.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.64 and a beta of 0.83.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were paid a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. American Financial Group’s payout ratio is 30.27%.

Institutional Trading of American Financial Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AFG. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in American Financial Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $122,419,000. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in American Financial Group by 89.5% in the 4th quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 672,851 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $92,134,000 after buying an additional 317,859 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in American Financial Group by 35.8% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 802,069 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $109,827,000 after buying an additional 211,630 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in American Financial Group by 26.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 997,340 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $136,566,000 after buying an additional 207,285 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in American Financial Group by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,516,351 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $742,501,000 after buying an additional 202,522 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.37% of the company’s stock.

American Financial Group Company Profile

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.