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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP (AFG) stock: insider trades, news & valuation

Heavy selling
Close · Oct 9, 2026 $141.08 -0.6% on the day +3.6% over 12 months 52-week range $122.57 – $146.73

Share price and insider trades

AFG closeInsider buyInsider sale
120130140150NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctEEarnings release filed 2025-11-05EEarnings release filed 2026-02-04EEarnings release filed 2026-04-30EEarnings release filed 2026-08-05Sold $135,726 on 2026-09-02 · Brian S. HertzmanSold $183,971 on 2026-09-14 · Lehman John I VonSold $222,343 on 2026-02-27 · Brian S. HertzmanSold $253,240 on 2025-11-07 · Brian S. HertzmanSold $312,333 on 2026-06-24 · Michelle A GillisSold $407,210 on 2026-08-06 · Mark A WeissSold $1,247,982 on 2026-08-24 · Carl H Lindner IIISold $1,535,518 on 2026-06-23 · David Lawrence Thompson Jr.Sold $11,740,496 on 2026-08-26 · Carl H Lindner III
Bought, 12 months$0
Sold, 12 months$16.0M
Insiders buying0
Insiders selling6

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 0 insiders bought $0 and 6 sold $16.0M of AFG stock on the open market.

AFG insider buying and selling by quarter

Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.

Q4 2025: $253K sold (1 trades)Q4 2025Q1 2026: $222K sold (1 trades)Q1 2026Q2 2026: $1.8M sold (2 trades)Q2 2026Q3 2026: $13.7M sold (5 trades)Q3 2026Q4 2026
QuarterBoughtPurchasesSoldSales
Q4 2026—0—0
Q3 2026—0$13.7M5
Q2 2026—0$1.8M2
Q1 2026—0$222K1
Q4 2025—0$253K1

Valuation, profit and volume

P/E (trailing)n/aSector median —
Market value— 
Profit margin—Revenue growth —
Volume vs. 50-day1.1×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit—On all tracked purchases —

Summary

Over the past 12 months, 0 AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $0, while 6 insiders reported sales totaling $16.0M. 0 of 9 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.

AFG earnings: how the stock reacted

Each quarterly results release (SEC 8-K Item 2.02), the trend before it, insider trades in the 30 days before, and the 2-day market reaction. “E” marks releases on the chart above.

Does it matter? →
Release15 days beforeInsiders, 30 days beforeReaction (2 days)Next 30 days
Aug 5, 2026 -1.2% None +4.4%S&P -0.4% -2.7%
Apr 30, 2026 -0.2% None +1.7%S&P +1.3% -1.4%
Feb 4, 2026 -0.6% None -0.4%S&P -1.7% +2.0%
Nov 5, 2025 +0.7% None +7.5%S&P -0.7% -4.9%
Aug 6, 2025 -1.2% None +2.9%S&P +0.7% +8.4%
May 7, 2025 +3.6% None -5.5%S&P +1.1% +1.9%
Feb 5, 2025 +0.7% None -5.4%S&P +0.8% -1.2%
Nov 6, 2024 -4.7% None +5.3%S&P +3.3% +9.6%

Most companies bar insiders from trading in the weeks before results, so pre-earnings purchases are rare and often made by directors or under pre-set plans. Past reactions don't predict future ones.

Insider transactions

Open-market purchases and sales.

Filed Insider Type Shares Price Value Since Score
Sep 14SEC Lehman John I VonDirector Sell 1,27912,483 held (−9%) $143.84 $184K -1.9% —
Sep 2SEC Brian S. HertzmanCFO Sell 95011,123 held (−8%) $142.87 $136K -1.3% —
Aug 26SEC Carl H Lindner IIICEO Sell 81,3733,060,068 held (−3%) $144.28 $11.7M -2.2% —
Aug 26SEC Carl H Lindner IIICEO Sell 8,6273,141,441 held (−0%) $144.66 $1.2M -2.5% —
Aug 7SEC Mark A WeissGeneral Counsel Sell 2,8136,648 held (−30%) $144.76 $407K -2.5% —
Jun 25SEC Michelle A GillisPresident Sell 2,24713,135 held (−15%) $139.00 $312K +1.5% —
Jun 24SEC David Lawrence Thompson Jr.President Sell 11,370584,098 held (−2%) $135.05 $1.5M +4.5% —
Mar 2SEC Brian S. HertzmanCFO Sell 1,66312,073 held (−12%) $133.70 $222K +5.5% —
Nov 10SEC Brian S. HertzmanCFO Sell 1,77711,300 held (−14%) $142.51 $253K -1.0% —

Insiders at AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC

InsiderBoughtSoldLast filingScore
Carl H Lindner IIICEO — $13.0M Aug 26, 2026 —
David Lawrence Thompson Jr.President — $1.5M Jun 24, 2026 —
Brian S. HertzmanCFO — $611K Sep 2, 2026 —
Mark A WeissGeneral Counsel — $407K Aug 7, 2026 —
Michelle A GillisPresident — $312K Jun 25, 2026 —
Lehman John I VonDirector — $184K Sep 14, 2026 —

AFG stock: common questions

Are AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC insiders buying AFG stock?

In the past 12 months, 0 insiders reported open-market purchases of AFG worth $0.

Are AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC insiders selling AFG stock?

6 insiders reported sales worth $16.0M over the same period.

Where does this data come from?

Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.

What is AFG's 52-week range?

Over the past year AFG has traded between $122.57 and $146.73. It last closed at $141.08 on Oct 9, 2026.