American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.03 EPS

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.03), Zacks reports. American Financial Group had a return on equity of 19.97% and a net margin of 10.84%. American Financial Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.500-10.500 EPS.

American Financial Group Stock Down 6.3 %

American Financial Group stock opened at $127.42 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $137.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $134.81. American Financial Group has a fifty-two week low of $115.64 and a fifty-two week high of $150.19. The firm has a market cap of $10.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.94 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio is 29.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AFG shares. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on 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. 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 report 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.