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

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. 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 Stock Performance

AFG stock traded up $1.20 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $128.74. 972,276 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 348,753. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.07 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.53. American Financial Group has a one year low of $115.64 and a one year high of $150.19. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $137.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $134.81.

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

American Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. American Financial Group’s payout ratio is presently 29.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AFG has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $165.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Piper Sandler increased 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 note on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th.

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.