American Financial Group Inc vs General Motors Company — how do they compare? American Financial Group Inc trades at $144.65 (market cap $11.97B), while General Motors Company trades at $89.23 (market cap $78.40B). The key difference: General Motors Company is far larger — about 6.5× American Financial Group Inc's market cap, and American Financial Group Inc pays the higher dividend (2.44%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AFG | GM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $11.97B | $78.40B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $148.71 | $90.30 |
52-Week Low | $124.18 | $54.16 |
Enterprise Value | $12.35B | $181.38B |
Dividend Yield | 2.44% | 0.81% |
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American Financial Group Inc is a holding company that is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance services. The company has a focus on specialized commercial products for businesses. American also has annuity operations that are focused on sales of traditional fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the education, bank, and individual markets. American's insurance operations are conducted through the Great American Insurance Group. The group writes business in all 50 of the United States, primarily through independent agents and brokers.
Read more on AFG →General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
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