American Financial Group
AFG

$134.08

0.77%

Market Cap: $11.2B

About: American Financial Group Inc is a holding company that is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance services. The company has a focus on specialized commercial products for businesses. The company also has annuity operations that are focused on sales of traditional fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the education, bank, and individual markets. The company's insurance operations are conducted through the Great American Insurance Group. The group writes business in all 50 of the United States, primarily through independent agents and brokers.

Employees: 8,500

Financials Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance

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Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

563% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.16M | Put options by funds: $627K

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 45

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 139

2.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.0% [Q1] → 65.5% (+2.49%) [Q2]

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 406 [Q1] → 416 (+10) [Q2]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 2 (+0) [Q2]

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.45B [Q1] → $6.75B (-$696M) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$137

2%

upside

Avg. target

$137

2%

upside

High target

$137

2%

upside

1 analyst rating

0 positive

0%

1 neutral

100%

0 negative

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Citigroup

Michael Ward

76% 1-year accuracy

26 / 34 met price target

2%upside

$137

Neutral

Downgraded

28 Jun 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 9 articles about AFG published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

American Financial (AFG) Up 8.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

American Financial (AFG) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

American Financial (AFG) Up 8.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

American Financial Group, Inc. Management to Participate in the 2024 Janney Financial Services Conference

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced today that S. Craig Lindner, Co-Chief Executive Officer, American Financial Group and David L. Thompson, Jr., President & Chief Operating Officer, Great American Insurance Group, along with Brian S. Hertzman, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, American Financial Group, will participate in the 2024 Janney Financial Services Conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. While.

American Financial Group, Inc. Management to Participate in the 2024 Janney Financial Services Conference

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KNSL or AFG: Which Property & Casualty Insurer Has an Edge?

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KNSL or AFG: Which Property & Casualty Insurer Has an Edge?

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American Financial Stock Lags Industry: Is it a Hold or Fold?

New business opportunities, increased exposures, a better renewal rate environment and effective capital deployment poise AFG for growth.

American Financial Stock Lags Industry: Is it a Hold or Fold?

I Am Buying Investment-Grade Bonds And Preferreds For An Upcoming Recession

Yields are declining as Fed Reserve prepares for rate cut. We discuss six investment-grade bonds and preferreds offering ~6% yields. Act fast to secure CD-beating yield; quality investments are key.

I Am Buying Investment-Grade Bonds And Preferreds For An Upcoming Recession

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American Financial (AFG) Boosts Quarterly Dividend by 12.7%

American Financial's (AFG) dividend hike reflects its intention to enhance shareholder value, backed by its solid financial position and underlying performance.

American Financial (AFG) Boosts Quarterly Dividend by 12.7%

American Financial Group, Inc. Management to Participate in the 2024 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance 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 & Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the 2024 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. While there will be no Company presentation, AFG will host several investor meetings. The investor material to be used in the meetings will be poste.

American Financial Group, Inc. Management to Participate in the 2024 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference

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5 Dividend-Paying P&C Insurers That Ensure Stable Income

Here, we have picked five insurance stocks, Axis Capital (AXS), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), CNA Financial (CNA), First American Financial (FAF) and American Financial (AFG), which have a solid dividend history.

5 Dividend-Paying P&C Insurers That Ensure Stable Income

American Financial Group, Inc. Increases Annual Common Stock Dividend by 12.7%; Nineteenth Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company's regular annual dividend to $3.20 from $2.84 per share of common stock. The increased dividend, when declared, will be paid on a quarterly basis of $0.80 per share of common stock beginning in October 2024. The new dividend rate is a 12.7% increase over the declared rate. This is the Company's nineteenth consecutive year of dividend increases. The te.

American Financial Group, Inc. Increases Annual Common Stock Dividend by 12.7%; Nineteenth Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG ) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call August 7, 2024 11:30 AM ET Company Participants Diane Weidner - Vice President of Investor Relations Carl Lindner - Co-CEO Craig Lindner - Co-CEO Brian Hertzman - CFO Conference Call Participants Michael Zaremski - BMO Capital Markets Gregory Peters - Raymond James Charlie Lederer - Citigroup Paul Newsome - Piper Sandler Andrew Andersen - Jefferies Meyer Shields - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods Bob Farnam - Janney Montgomery Scott Charlie Lederer - Citigroup [Call Started Abruptly] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Diane Weidner, Vice President of Investor Relations.

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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