Key Developments: American Financial Group Inc (AFG)
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American Financial Group Inc Reaffirms FY 2013 EPS Guidance
American Financial Group Inc announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects core net operating earnings to be between $3.60 and $4.00 per share. Guidance is unchanged primarily as a result of a slower pace of anticipated share repurchase activity. Core earnings per share guidance excludes non-core items such as realized gains and losses, as well as other items that may not be indicative of ongoing operations. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report EPS of $3.91 for fiscal 2013. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Declares Quarterly Dividend
American Financial Group, Inc. announced that it has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.195 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on April 25, 2013 to holders of record on April 15, 2013. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Reaffirms FY 2013 EPS Guidance-Conference Call
American Financial Group Inc announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects earnings to be $3.60 to $4 per share, so $3.80 at the midpoint. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report EPS of $3.87 for fiscal 2013. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Issues FY 2013 EPS Guidance In Line With Analysts' Estimates
American Financial Group Inc announced that for fiscal 2013 it expects core net operating earnings in fiscal 2013 to be between $3.60 and $4.00 per share (EPS). According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report EPS of $3.70 for fiscal 2013. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Declares Quarterly Dividend
American Financial Group Inc announced that it has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.195 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on January 25, 2013 to holders of record on January 15, 2013. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Reaffirms FY 2012 EPS Guidance
American Financial Group Inc reaffirmed its previously announced fiscal 2012 core net operating earnings guidance of $3.10 to $3.30 per share. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report EPS of $3.29 for fiscal 2012. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Declares Special Dividend
American Financial Group Inc announced that it has declared a special, one-time cash dividend of $0.25 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on December 24, 2012 to holders of record on December 17, 2012. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Raises FY 2012 EPS Guidance
American Financial Group Inc announced that for fiscal 2012, it expects core operating earnings of $3.10-$3.50. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report EPS of $3.21 for fiscal 2012. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Appoints Chief Financial Officer
American Financial Group Inc announced that its Board of Directors elected Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino as a Director, beginning December 1, 2012. The Company further announced that Mr. Consolino will join the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Consolino’s election as Executive Vice President will become effective on February 16, 2013, and his election as Chief Financial Officer will become effective after the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012. Mr. Consolino will report to the co-Chief Executive Officers of American Financial Group, Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner, and will succeed Keith A. Jensen, who will retire at the end of March 2013. Full Article
American Financial Group Inc Declares Quarterly Dividend
American Financial Group Inc announced that it has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.195 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on October 25, 2012 to holders of record on October 15, 2012. As previously announced, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the company’s dividend during the third quarter of 2012. This new dividend rate represents an 11% increase over the annual rate paid thus far in 2012. Full Article
Fitch Affirms American Financial Group's Ratings; Outlook Stable
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, March 25 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of American Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE: AFG) principal operating subsidiaries. Fitch has also affirmed the following ratings for AFG: --Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-'; --Senior unsecured notes at 'BBB+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full list of rating actions is provided at the end of this release. KEY RATING DRIVERS T
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