American Financial Group Inc (NYSE: AFG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.10x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.71. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AFG is 71.39M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.25% of that float. On April 18, 2025, the average trading volume of AFG was 594.92K shares.
AFG) stock’s latest price update
The stock of American Financial Group Inc (NYSE: AFG) has increased by 0.46 when compared to last closing price of 127.39. Despite this, the company has experienced a 2.43% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-16 that American Financial stock gains from new business opportunities, increased exposures, a better renewal rate environment and effective capital deployment.
AFG’s Market Performance
AFG’s stock has risen by 2.43% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 2.20% and a quarterly drop of -5.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.27% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.00% for American Financial Group Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.97% for AFG’s stock, with a -0.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AFG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AFG stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for AFG by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for AFG in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $144 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AFG reach a price target of $137, previously predicting the price at $144. The rating they have provided for AFG stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 28th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to AFG, setting the target price at $129 in the report published on February 08th of the previous year.
AFG Trading at 2.63% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AFG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.27%, as shares surge +2.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.34% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AFG rose by +2.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $126.75. In addition, American Financial Group Inc saw -5.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AFG starting from VON LEHMAN JOHN I, who sale 2,542 shares at the price of $125.67 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, VON LEHMAN JOHN I now owns 11,080 shares of American Financial Group Inc, valued at $319,441 using the latest closing price.
John I. Von Lehman, the Director of American Financial Group Inc, proposed sale 2,542 shares at $126.52 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that John I. Von Lehman is holding shares at $321,614 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AFG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Financial Group Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 20.33, with 3.58 for asset returns.
Based on American Financial Group Inc (AFG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.78. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 16.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.28 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.45.
Conclusion
To sum up, American Financial Group Inc (AFG) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
