Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for AFG FY2025 Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Financial Group in a report issued on Tuesday, December 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $9.74 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $9.69. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $3.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.32 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.37 EPS.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The insurance provider reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.34. American Financial Group had a return on equity of 18.05% and a net margin of 9.66%.The firm had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.31 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages have also commented on AFG. Wall Street Zen raised shares of American Financial Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of American Financial Group from $127.00 to $124.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $130.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $142.00 target price on shares of American Financial Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of American Financial Group in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $135.00.

American Financial Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AFG opened at $132.46 on Thursday. American Financial Group has a fifty-two week low of $114.73 and a fifty-two week high of $150.02. The company has a market cap of $11.05 billion, a PE ratio of 13.91 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.55. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $137.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $132.37.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a dividend of $2.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.97%.

Insider Transactions at American Financial Group

In other American Financial Group news, CFO Brian S. Hertzman sold 1,777 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.51, for a total value of $253,240.27. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 11,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,610,363. This represents a 13.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 17.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Financial Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of American Financial Group by 421.1% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 198 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in American Financial Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in American Financial Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Financial Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of American Financial Group during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.37% of the company’s stock.

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.