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AFG American Financial (AFG) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Insurance · Fire, marine & casualty insurance · CIK 0001042046
Form 144 · 4
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
284
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about AFG

Insiders, 180 days
-$15.6M net sold
6 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-02-24
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$13.9M
4 notices

American Financial insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC insiders sold a net $15.6M of stock across 49 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-09-14 SEC
1,279
$184.0K
+4.7%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Mar 18, 2025.
  • The trade is 10.2% of the 12,483 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 284 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director VON LEHMAN JOHN I sold about $184.0K of AFG on Sep 14, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 284 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-09-02 SEC
950
$135.7K
+4.3%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Feb 27, 2026.
  • The trade is 8.5% of the 11,123 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 284 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, CFO Hertzman Brian S. sold about $135.7K of AFG on Sep 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 284 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-08-26 SEC
81,373
$11.7M
+5.6%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Aug 24, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.7% of the 3,060,068 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 284 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Co-CEO LINDNER CARL H III sold about $11.7M of AFG on Aug 26, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 284 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-08-26 SECtraded 2026-08-24
8,627
$1.2M
+5.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.3% of the 3,141,441 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 284 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Co-CEO LINDNER CARL H III sold about $1.2M of AFG on Aug 24, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 284 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Sr. VP & General Counsel
SELL
2026-08-07 SECtraded 2026-08-06
2,813
$407.2K
+4.7%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Feb 28, 2024.
  • The trade is 42.3% of the 6,648 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 284 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Sr. VP & General Counsel Weiss Mark A sold about $407.2K of AFG on Aug 6, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 284 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
49 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$15.6M over 180 days
-$13.7M over 90 days
below 82% of Insurance
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
284 funds bought in last quarter
more than 72% of Insurance
Revenue
-1.8% year over year
below 86% of Insurance
Margin
10.3% net margin
more than 50% of Insurance
Buybacks
$86.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 63% of Insurance
Short interest
2.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 70% of Insurance
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+19.0%12M
-3%+5%+13%+21%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-26 · LINDNER CARL H III sold $11.7M2026-06-23 · Thompson David Lawrence Jr sold $1.5M2026-08-24 · LINDNER CARL H III sold $1.2M2026-08-06 · Weiss Mark A sold $407.2K2026-06-24 · Gillis Michelle A sold $312.3K2025-11-07 · Hertzman Brian S. sold $253.2K2026-02-27 · Hertzman Brian S. sold $222.3K2026-09-14 · VON LEHMAN JOHN I sold $184.0K2026-09-02 · Hertzman Brian S. sold $135.7K2026-09-11 · John I. Von Lehman filed to sell $198.3K2026-09-01 · Brian S. Hertzman filed to sell $135.4K2026-08-18 · Carl H. Lindner, III filed to sell $13.2M2026-08-06 · Mark A. Weiss filed to sell $399.2K2026-06-24 · Michelle A. Gillis filed to sell $308.0K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns AFG: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
7,712,799 sh
$1.1B
5,466,871 sh
$765.0M
3,080,102 sh
$431.0M

Congress trades in AFG

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-02-24 · disclosed 323 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2024-11-19 · disclosed 420 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

AFG planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
John I. Von Lehman
Filed 2026-09-11
$198.3K
Brian S. Hertzman
Filed 2026-09-01
$135.4K
Carl H. Lindner, III
Filed 2026-08-18
$13.2M
Mark A. Weiss
Filed 2026-08-06
$399.2K
Michelle A. Gillis
Filed 2026-06-24
$308.0K

AFG mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Select Insurance Portfolio
$28.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.9%
Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF
$8.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.4%
Integrity Dividend Summit Fund
$425.2K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
RMB SMID Cap Fund
$5.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
Sovereign's Capital Flourish Fund
$2.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.5%
Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF
$31.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included. Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of Veterans Affairs
CAPE CANAVERAL NATIONAL CEMETERY EXPANSION PHASE 2. · 2022-01-18
$29.0M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $15.6M sold by insiders over 180 days, 284 funds added last quarter, $13.9M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

AFG financials

Revenue growth
-1.8%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
10.3%
Complaints, 90 days
2
- YoY · CFPB
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$8.3B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+11.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.38x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.86x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+20.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+3.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on capital employed
n/a
assets or current liabilities not filed
P/E, trailing
13.16x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$12.9B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-01 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
0.51x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 26%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$8.2B$8.3B$7.8B$7.0B
Operating income$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B
Net income$842.0M$887.0M$852.0M$898.0M
EPS (diluted)10.0810.5710.0510.53
Operating cash flow$1.5B$1.2B$2.0B$1.2B
Cash$1.7B$1.4B$1.2B$872.0M
Long-term debt$1.8B$1.5B$1.5B$1.5B
Buybacks$99.0M$0$213.0M$11.0M
Dividends paid$606.0M$788.0M$684.0M$1.2B
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

AFG Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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AFG ranks highest on institutional and government (62nd percentile) and profitability (60th), and lowest on insider conviction (9th), among Insurance peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
60
Inputs
  • Return on equity+20.4% · 70 pct, sector of 116
  • Return on assets+3.0% · 49 pct, sector of 122
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employedassets or current liabilities not filed
Financial health
49
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.38x · 39 pct, sector of 104
  • Cash flow to debt0.86x · 58 pct, sector of 97
Growth
14
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-1.8% · 14 pct, sector of 134
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
9
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$15.6M · 17 pct, sector of 100
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 101
Institutional and government
62
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter284 · 72 pct, sector of 108
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$440K · 53 pct, sector of 35
Risk and compliance
40
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.6% · 66 pct, sector of 138
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.12 per $1B · 10 pct, universe of 1,048
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+12.1% · 42 pct, sector of 110
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

AFG filings, in plain words

Are American Financial insiders buying or selling AFG?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, American Financial insiders were net sellers, a net $15.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded AFG?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Julia Letlow dated 2025-02-24.

Are there planned insider sales of AFG?

Yes. 4 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $13.9M of stock; the latest, by John I. Von Lehman, was filed 2026-09-11.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, American Financial insiders were net sellers of AFG, a net $15.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 sellers. None of the 7 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in AFG, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Julia Letlow dated 2025-02-24. Insiders filed 4 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $13.9M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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