American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Updates 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 Stock Performance

Shares of AFG traded down $7.58 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $128.44. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 45,098 shares, compared to its average volume of 285,336. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.53. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $137.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $134.86. American Financial Group has a one year low of $115.64 and a one year high of $150.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.78 billion, a PE ratio of 12.08 and a beta of 0.83.

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 return on equity of 19.97% and a net margin of 10.84%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that American Financial Group will post 10.83 EPS for the current year.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.49%. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.99%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on American Financial Group from $165.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective 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. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on 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.