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American Financial Rewards Shareholders With Dividend Hike

  • American Financial's (AFG) recent 11.1% hike in dividend reflects its intention to enhance shareholders' value supported by strong financial position.
    08/19/2020

American Financial Group, Inc. Increases Annual Common Stock Dividend by 11%; Fifteenth Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases

  • American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s regular annual dividend from $1.80 to $2.00 per share of common stock. The increased dividend, when declared, will be paid on a quarterly basis of $0.50 per share of common stock beginning in October 2020. The new dividend rate represents an 11.1% increase over the annual rate paid thus far in 2020. The Company has increased its dividend in each of the last fifteen years.
    08/18/2020
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How Is American Financial Group's (NYSE:AFG) CEO Paid Relative To Peers?

  • Stephen Lindner became the CEO of American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) in 2005, and we think it's a good time to...
    Mon, Aug. 17, 2020

American Financial (AFG) Misses on Q2 Earnings, Ups View

  • American Financial (AFG) Q2 results reflect losses from alternative investments and COVID-19.
    Wed, Aug. 05, 2020

American Financial Group (AFG) Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates

  • American Financial (AFG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -36.75% and 25.96%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
    Tue, Aug. 04, 2020

American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results

  • American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) today reported 2020 second quarter net earnings attributable to shareholders of $177 million ($1.97 per share), compared to $210 million ($2.31 per share) in the 2019 second quarter. Net earnings for the 2020 second quarter included net favorable after-tax non-core items aggregating $82 million ($0.92 per share). These items included $161 million ($1.80 per share) in non-core after-tax net realized gains on securities, partially offset by after-tax annuity non-core losses of $47 million ($0.52 per share loss), and $32 million ($0.36 per share loss) for costs associated with the runoff of Neon, our Lloyd’s-based insurer. By comparison, net earnings in the 2019 second quarter included $18 million ($0.19 per share) in net favorable after-tax non-core items. Other details may be found in the table on the following page. AFG’s book value per share was $69.10 at June 30, 2020. Annualized return on equity was 14.1% and 16.0% for the second quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
    Tue, Aug. 04, 2020

American Financial Group's Earnings: A Preview

  • On Tuesday, August 04, American Financial Group (NYSE: AFG) will release its latest earnings report. Decipher the announcement with Benzinga's help.Earnings and Revenue Analysts covering American Financial Group modeled for quarterly EPS of $1.44 on revenue of $1.30 billion. In the same quarter last year, American Financial Group announced EPS of $2.120 on revenue of $1.20 billion. The Wall Street consensus estimate for earnings would represent a 32.08% decrease for the company. Revenue would be up 1.56% from the same quarter last year. Here's how the American Financial Group's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:Quarter Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q3 2019 Q2 2019 EPS Estimate 1.85 2.22 2.02 2.06 EPS Actual 1.88 2.22 2.25 2.12 Revenue Estimate 1.28 B 1.31 B 1.31 B 1.20 B Revenue Actual 1.21 B 1.37 B 1.44 B 1.20 B Stock Performance Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 38.52%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders won't be happy going into this earnings release.View more earnings on AFGDon't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. American Financial Group is scheduled to hold the call at 11:30:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/2p3epr3wSee more from Benzinga * Earnings Preview: Reinsurance Group * Acadia Healthcare Co's Earnings: A Preview * Arista Networks's Earnings: A Preview(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
    Mon, Aug. 03, 2020
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Will American Financial (AFG) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

  • American Financial (AFG) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
  • 07/29/2020

American Financial Group (AFG) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q2 Release

  • American Financial (AFG) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
  • 07/28/2020

Is American Financial Group (AFG) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

  • Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
  • 07/24/2020

Diane P. Weidner Promoted to Vice President of American Financial Group, Inc.

  • American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) is pleased to announce the promotion of Diane P. Weidner to Vice President.
  • 07/22/2020

SecurityScorecard and Great American Insurance Group Team Up to Share Security Ratings with Cyber Risk Insureds

  • SecurityScorecard, the global leader in security ratings, announced today that it is teaming up with Great American Insurance Group's Cyber Risk operations to offer its customers SecurityScorecard ratings with the purchase of a cyber risk policy. The ratings help to provide insight on an organization's cyber threats and tactical ways to potentially reduce risk.
  • 07/21/2020

Were Hedge Funds Right About American Financial Group (AFG)?

  • The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. We at Insider Monkey have plowed through 821 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F […]
  • 07/16/2020

American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Its Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss 2020 Second Quarter Results

  • American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) expects to release its 2020 second quarter results after 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. The release will be available shortly thereafter on AFG’s website at www.AFGinc.com.
  • 07/14/2020

Here's Why Hold Strategy is Apt for American Financial Stock

  • American Financial (AFG) is poised well on its robust P&C; insurance portfolio and strong liquidity position.
  • 07/14/2020

Could The American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

  • If you want to know who really controls American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG), then you'll have to look at the...
  • 07/10/2020

American Financial Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

  • American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced that it has declared a regular dividend of $0.45 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on July 27, 2020 to holders of record on July 15, 2020.
  • 07/01/2020

Should Value Investors Pick American Financial (AFG) Stock?

  • Let's see if American Financial (AFG) stock is a good choice for value-oriented investors right now from multiple angles.
  • 06/30/2020

American Financial Group (AFG): Hedge Funds De-risking

  • At the end of February we announced the arrival of the first US recession since 2009 and we predicted that the market will decline by at least 20% in (Recession is Imminent: We Need A Travel Ban NOW). In these volatile markets we scrutinize hedge fund filings to get a reading on which direction each […]
  • 06/15/2020

American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Leadership Changes

  • American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced today that it has accepted the resignation of Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino, AFG’s Executive Vice President and CFO, effective Friday, June 12. Mr. Consolino will be leaving AFG to pursue another opportunity in the insurance industry. In connection with this transition, Mr. Consolino will step down from AFG’s Board of Directors effective June 12, 2020.
  • 06/10/2020

Why Is American Financial (AFG) Up 19.4% Since Last Earnings Report?

  • American Financial (AFG) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
  • 06/10/2020
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