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Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Financial Stocks: American Financial Group (AFG), Prudential Financial (PRU) and UBS Group AG (UBS)

Tipranks - Thu Aug 6, 8:06AM CDT

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on American Financial Group (AFG), Prudential Financial (PRU) and UBS Group AG (UBS).

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American Financial Group (AFG)

Piper Sandler analyst Paul Newsome maintained a Hold rating on American Financial Group today and set a price target of $140.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $140.60.

According to TipRanks.com, Newsome is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 14.2% and a 73.1% success rate. Newsome covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., and American International Group. ;'>

American Financial Group has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $153.67, a 9.9% upside from current levels. In a report issued on July 27, TipRanks – Anthropic also reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a $157.00 price target.

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Prudential Financial (PRU)

In a report released today, Bob Huang from Morgan Stanley maintained a Sell rating on Prudential Financial, with a price target of $92.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $123.54.

According to TipRanks.com, Huang is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.6% and a 56.6% success rate. Huang covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. Class B, Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., and American International Group. ;'>

Prudential Financial has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $106.52, representing a -11.9% downside. In a report released today, Barclays also maintained a Sell rating on the stock with a $92.00 price target.

UBS Group AG (UBS)

J.P. Morgan analyst Kian Abouhossein maintained a Buy rating on UBS Group AG yesterday and set a price target of CHF46.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $53.46.

According to TipRanks.com, Abouhossein is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 25.2% and a 74.8% success rate. Abouhossein covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Goldman Sachs Group, Standard Chartered, and Deutsche Bank AG. ;'>

UBS Group AG has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $54.24, a 1.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on July 21, TipRanks – PerPlexity also upgraded the stock to Buy with a CHF47.00 price target.

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