American Financial Group
About: American Financial Group Inc is a holding company that is engaged in property and casualty insurance services. The company has a focus on specialized commercial products for businesses. The Company operates through two segments: Property & Casualty Insurance and Other. The Property & Casualty segment includes Property & Transportation, covering buses, trucks, marine, agriculture, and commercial property; Specialty Casualty, offering excess & surplus, liability, and professional insurance; and Specialty Financial, providing risk management for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance. The company's insurance operations are conducted through the Great American Insurance Group.
Employees: 8,700
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
85% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.57M | Put options by funds: $3.55M
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 40
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 3 (+1) [Q4]
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 127
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.33B [Q3] → $7.93B (+$608M) [Q4]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 415 [Q3] → 440 (+25) [Q4]
2.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.87% [Q3] → 67.14% (+2.26%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$126
1%
downside
Avg. target
$126
1%
downside
High target
$126
1%
downside
1 analyst rating
0 positive
0%
1 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 66% 1-year accuracy 76 / 116 met price target | 1%downside $126 | Market Perform Maintained | 9 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about AFG published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
12 hours ago
American Financial Group, Inc. Management to Participate in the 2025 Wells Fargo Financial Services Investor Conference
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced today that Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner, Co-Chief Executive Officers, and Brian S. Hertzman, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the 2025 Wells Fargo Financial Services Investor Conference on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. While there will be no Company presentation, AFG will host several investor meetings. The investor material to be used in the meetings will be posted via a.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Earnings Preview: American Financial Group (AFG) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline
American Financial (AFG) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
AFG Trading at a Premium to Industry: What Should Investors Do Now?
American Financial stock gains from new business opportunities, increased exposures, a better renewal rate environment and effective capital deployment.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Its Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss 2025 First Quarter Results
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) expects to release its 2025 first quarter results after 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The release will be available shortly thereafter on AFG's website at www.AFGinc.com. In conjunction with its release, AFG will hold a conference call to discuss 2025 first quarter results at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. There are two ways to access the call. By Telephone Participants should register for the call her.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
American Financial Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced that it has declared a regular dividend of $0.80 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on April 25, 2025, to holders of record on April 15, 2025. About American Financial Group, Inc. American Financial Group is an insurance holding company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Through the operations of Great American Insurance Group, AFG is engaged primarily in property and casualty insu.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Agreements to Sell Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary of AFG has reached agreements (“Agreements”) to sell the hotel and related assets and the marina comprising Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina (“Charleston Harbor”), a premier resort property and marina located in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to customary representations, warranties and closing conditions, each Agreement includes a sixty-day due diligence period d.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
AFGC Debentures Still A Buy For Longer-Term Income Investors
AFGC debentures offer an attractive yield of 6.52%, making them a solid choice for income investors with a medium-to-long-term perspective. Despite short-term concerns, AFG remains financially strong, supported by its excess capital and special dividends, making it a reliable investment. AFG's recent earnings show modest improvements, with total revenues and net income up year-over-year, despite short-term EPS declines.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Matthew J. Stevens Promoted to Vice President of American Financial Group
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) is pleased to announce the promotion of Matthew (Matt) J. Stevens to Vice President – Tax. Mr. Stevens joined Great American Insurance Group's Financial Division in 1998. In 2000, he transferred to AFG's Tax Department, where he has held roles of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as Assistant Vice President since 2022. He will continue to oversee all aspects of tax reporting, analysis and planning for the org.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
American Financial Okays Special Dividend to Share More Profit
AFG's board approves a special dividend of $2 per share, which testifyies to the insurer's strong financial position and long-term growth prospects.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Special Dividend and Share Repurchases
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share of American Financial Group common stock. The dividend is payable on March 28, 2025, to shareholders of record on March 17, 2025. The aggregate amount of this special dividend will be approximately $170 million. This special dividend is in addition to the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.80 per share most recen.
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