Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for AFG Q1 Earnings

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for American Financial Group in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will earn $2.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.26. 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 2026 earnings at $3.33 EPS.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a net margin of 10.66% and a return on equity of 20.30%.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of American Financial Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $164.00 to $144.00 in a research report on Friday, February 7th.

American Financial Group Trading Up 0.2 %

AFG opened at $128.15 on Monday. American Financial Group has a twelve month low of $118.97 and a twelve month high of $150.19. The company has a fifty day moving average of $128.54 and a 200-day moving average of $133.93. The stock has a market cap of $10.76 billion, a PE ratio of 12.12 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

American Financial Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a special dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a $2.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. American Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.27%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Gregory G. Joseph bought 3,000 shares of American Financial Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $121.00 per share, for a total transaction of $363,000.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 57,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,954,717. This represents a 5.51 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 14.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of American Financial Group by 3.1% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 17,929 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,413,000 after purchasing an additional 544 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in American Financial Group by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 16,952 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,282,000 after purchasing an additional 1,146 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG acquired a new position in American Financial Group during the third quarter worth $210,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of American Financial Group by 8.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 503,115 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $67,719,000 after buying an additional 39,623 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in shares of American Financial Group by 17.7% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 84,910 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $11,429,000 after buying an additional 12,749 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.