Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? American Financial Group Inc (AFG)

American Financial Group Inc [AFG] stock prices are up 1.78% to $130.04 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AFG shares have gain 4.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.53%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

American Financial Group Inc [NYSE: AFG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 07, 2025, when Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and also revised its price target to $144 from $164. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on June 28, 2024, and dropped its price target to $137. On February 08, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $129 on the stock. Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $135 on December 14, 2023. Citigroup initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $125 as its price target on November 22, 2023. Jefferies started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on September 07, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $120. In a note dated January 20, 2023, BMO Capital Markets initiated an Market Perform rating and provided a target price of $155 on this stock.

The stock price of American Financial Group Inc [AFG] has been fluctuating between $113.80 and $147.83 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $143 within the next 12 months. American Financial Group Inc [NYSE: AFG] shares were valued at $130.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.97% based on the average AFG price forecast.

Analyzing the AFG fundamentals

The American Financial Group Inc [NYSE:AFG] reported sales of 8.27B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 2.49%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.33.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 128.41 points at the first support level, and at 126.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 131.76, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 133.48.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that American Financial Group Inc [NYSE:AFG]’s Current Ratio is 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.32, the price to book ratio is 2.45 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.30.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved VON LEHMAN JOHN I, Director, that happened on Mar 18 ’25 when 2542.0 shares were sold. Director, John I. Von Lehman completed a deal on Mar 18 ’25 to buy 2542.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director JOSEPH GREGORY G bought 3000.0 shares on Feb 20 ’25.

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