Yahoo · Aug 21, 2026
American Financial's Robust Financial Strength Fuels Dividend Growth
AFG's 21st straight dividend hike, strong underwriting margins and excess capital highlight its shareholder-focused growth strategy.
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NYSE · AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty
$144.97
Down-$2.49 (-1.72%)
Updated Aug 27, 2026, 6:28 PM
SID Score
6.7/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 11.09B
- P/E ratio
- 13.23
- Dividend yield
- 5.02%
- 52-week range
- $123.09 – $150.02
- Volume
- 348.89K
- Avg. volume
- 603.31K
Price performance
AFG price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
AFG closed at $144.97 after 21 trading sessions, up 1.02% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $144.97
- Period change
- +1.02%
- Period low
- $140.60
- Period high
- $146.73
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | $144.00 | $145.10 | $143.52 | $144.97 | 348.89K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $144.30 | $144.30 | $142.3892 | $143.66 | 316.84K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $144.35 | $145.97 | $144.09 | $144.44 | 292.36K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $143.55 | $144.26 | $142.86 | $143.70 | 251.84K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $143.19 | $145.00 | $142.545 | $143.65 | 349.34K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $145.83 | $146.21 | $142.81 | $143.29 | 377.1K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $148.53 | $148.709 | $145.0501 | $145.59 | 367.25K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $146.01 | $147.9999 | $145.145 | $146.60 | 313.58K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $146.00 | $146.42 | $145.00 | $146.29 | 300.28K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $145.72 | $146.01 | $143.845 | $145.68 | 311.45K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $143.33 | $145.305 | $142.72 | $144.77 | 349.45K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $143.27 | $145.21 | $141.9401 | $144.35 | 287.52K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $145.19 | $145.555 | $143.23 | $143.87 | 306.36K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $146.08 | $146.39 | $144.6144 | $145.59 | 271.78K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $146.08 | $148.05 | $144.64 | $146.73 | 461.37K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $144.49 | $146.73 | $143.99 | $146.73 | 648.04K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $139.78 | $142.3356 | $139.605 | $140.60 | 453.12K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $141.42 | $143.505 | $141.30 | $141.92 | 340.11K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $140.42 | $142.07 | $139.95 | $141.72 | 367.49K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $143.69 | $144.00 | $140.68 | $141.70 | 420.2K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $144.00 | $145.50 | $143.07 | $143.51 | 510.5K |
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Company profile
American Financial Group Inc is an insurance holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in the property and casualty insurance business, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses. The group operates through two segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, which generates maximum revenue, and Other. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment is further divided into different sub-segments, such as Property and transportation, Specialty casualty, and Specialty financial. These sub-segments offer insurance coverage for vehicles and commercial property, customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses, workers' compensation insurance, risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, trade credit insurance, and other insurance products.
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- —
- Average target
- $142.00
- Implied upside
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Neutral | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| May 26, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Neutral | — |
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Yahoo · Aug 20, 2026
American Financial Group, Inc. Increases Annual Common Stock Dividend by 10.2%; Twenty-First Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases
CINCINNATI, August 20, 2026--American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s regular annual dividend to $3.88 from $3.52 per share of common stock. The increased dividend, when declared, will be paid on a quarterly basis of $0.97 per share of common stock beginning in October 2026. The new dividend rate is a 10.2% increase over the declared rate. This is the Company’s twenty-first consecutive year of dividend increases. The t
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Yahoo · Aug 18, 2026
American Financial Group (AFG) Earnings Put Fair Value Back In Focus
American Financial Group stock reacts to earnings and special call American Financial Group (AFG) is back in focus after its August 4 earnings release and a subsequent special call on August 13, which gave investors fresh information on recent performance. See our latest analysis for American Financial Group. The recent earnings update and special call appear to sit against a period of stronger momentum for American Financial Group, with a 30 day share price return of 3.32% and a 1 year total...
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