Articles On Australian Finance Group (ASX:AFG)

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Some ASX dividend shares are expected to pay very large payouts in the next couple of years. The ASX share market has returned an average of around 10% per annum over the long-term. That return has been made up of a return of dividends and...

ShareCafeAFG – Macquarie rates the stock as Outperform Highlighting that Australian Finance Group does not compete against banks for fixed rate loan rates, Macquarie notes the company may benefit following last week’s rate rise with activit...

ShareCafeAFG – Macquarie rates the stock as Outperform March-quarter lodgements held above $20bn for the fifth straight quarter, demonstrating a skew to Australian Finance Group’s higher margin Home Loan product, reports Macquarie. Australi...

Australian Finance Group (ASX:AFG) has reported 1H22 NPAT of $30.033m, 0.8% better than we expected. An interim dividend of 7.0cps fully franked has been declared, slightly better than our expectation of 6.7cps.

Welcome to the FNArena Corporate Results Monitor. Today's Reports: ((ABC)) - AdBri ((APM)) - APM Human Services International ((ATL)) - Apollo Tourism & Leisure ((ASB)) - Austal ((AFG)) - Australian Finance Group ((ASG)) - Autosports...

The past fortnight saw ~$62.79m in big director sales and a more modest ~$20.5m in buys but the biggest buy of the week came from a relatively new gold producer. Emerald Resources (ASX:EMR) director Ross Stanley bought just over $1 million...

Australian Finance Group (AFG) has expanded its board with the appointment of Annette King as an independent Non-Executive Director The company says Ms King is an experienced Non-Executive Director and financial services executive with exp...

With economic activity roaring in the post-COVID era and real estate prices running hot, it’s a great time to be in finance at the moment. So it’s not a long bow to draw to suggest ASX shares in that industry have some optimism. Sure, the...

Trading Places is Stockhead’s recap of the buys and sells of ASX small cap shares by fund managers and other famous investors over the last fortnight. Specifically, Stockhead tracks substantial shareholder movements, being shareholders hold...

Alloggio Group (ASX:ALO), didn’t have a positive debut on the ASX last week but that didn’t stop one director from buying more on market. The holiday accommodation manager listed at 20 cents per share but fell as low as 15 cents on debut am...

ShareCafeAFG – Morgans rates the stock as Add In response to Australian Finance Group’s acquisition of a 75% stake in asset finance aggregator National Finance Alliance, Morgans increases its EPS forecasts for FY22-24 by 3.1%, 5.5% and 5.6%...

The ASX returned to positive territory today as investors began to shrug off fears of the omicron variant, but the bourse is still well below levels seen last week. While utilities lost over 1%, most other sectors gained with telcos being t...

We had panic selling on Friday and Monday. It’s likely we’ll have relatively calm selling today. US stocks and oil steadied in overnight trade. The Yanks are back from their Thanksgiving turkey. I don’t mind days like yesterday. I find them...

The All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is having a fantastic day today, shaking off yesterday’s market blues. At the time of writing, the All Ords is up a healthy 1.29% at 7,660 points. But one ASX share is topping even that robust performanc...

The share market sank to a third weekly loss after an emerging new Covid variant triggered sharp sell-offs on Asian markets and in US equity futures. The South African variant is so new the World Health Organization has yet to give it a...

The share market slumped towards a third weekly loss as a US market holiday, reports of a new Covid variant and a reversal in iron ore prices prompted a sell-off. The S&P/ASX 200 retreated 89 points or 1.2 per cent by mid-session. Th...

There are a few ASX shares where a number of analysts all believe that the business is good value. Brokers are always on the lookout for opportunities. With share prices changing every day and every week, it can lead to some companies beco...

In this week's Weekly Insights:-Forecasts Are Falling-Conviction Calls-Research To DownloadBy Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaForecasts Are FallingAs if investors didn't already have enough to worry about, earnings forecasts around the...

Home loans with high debt levels are going to be in focus, with the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg reportedly telling regulators to focus on home loans to reduce financial risks. What is happening with home loans? According to reporting by the A...

We believe Australian Finance Group (ASX:AFG) can use its surplus cash to acquire distribution such that the acquisition is ultimately >30% EPS accretive for AFG.

FNArena's Treasure Chest reports on money making ideas from stockbrokers and other experts. Mortgage business Australian Finance Group is holding plenty of cash, which if used to acquire greater distribution could result in substantial shar...

The Australian housing market is in focus after a report that the number of ‘liar loans’ are increasing. Could this crash the housing market? Australia’s housing generates a lot of economic activity across a broad range of industries, incl...

As Australian Finance Group negotiates the impact of lockdowns on mortgage activity, transactions are likely to be becalmed before bouncing back further into FY22 -Settlements should still grow moderately amid robust housing demand-Margin o...

Australian Finance Group (ASX:AFG) has reported FY21 statutory NPAT of $51.304m, which is 0.6% better than our expectation. A final dividend of 7.4cps fully franked has been declared.

Today, Monday the 30th of August, we are happy to buy Eagers Automotive (ASX:APE), Nextdc (ASX:NXT), Peter Warren (ASX:PWR), Costa Group Holdings (ASX:CGC), Adbri Limited (ASX:ABC), Waypoint REIT (ASX:WPR), Aust Finance Grp (ASX:AFG), Bega...

Welcome to the FNArena Corporate Results Monitor. Today's Reports: ((AFG)) - Australian Finance Group ((BGA)) - Bega Cheese ((BEX)) - BikeExchange ((DTC)) - Damstra holdings ((DDH)) - DDH1 ((GDG)) - Generation Development ((GNX)) - Genex...

ShareCafeAustralia… One Hour In… ASX200 down 15 ASX200 down 15 points (0.2%) to 7475.   Australian Retail Sales due at 11.30am   Auswide Bank (-0.4%); FY profit $24.2m, up 31%. Australian Finance Group (+0.2%); FY profit $51.3m, up 35%. Al...

“Your Stock Request” is a weekly video where we analyse share price charts for stocks on the Australian market (ASX) as requested by you! Email us at [email protected] with your stock request. Limit of one per person, no guarantee o...

Australian Finance Group Ltd (ASX: AFG) shares have started Friday’s trade under pressure. The Aussie mortgage broker’s share price is down more than 2% after an early morning market update. Why are Australian Finance Group shares under pr...

There are some ASX shares that multiple brokers like right now. If many brokers simultaneously like a business at the current price, then that may suggest there is an opportunity there. Though there’s a risk that they could all be wrong at...

The V-shape residential market recovery has sent ASX bank share prices rallying, but Citigroup believes you should be banking on their smaller ASX rivals instead. This is because ASX big bank shares aren’t as leveraged to the housing marke...

ASX bank shares performed strongly in the last financial year. In fact, the financial sectors outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) by roughly 7% over the period. But not every bank share in the All Ordinaries performed so exce...

Tomorrow, Australian parliament will hear from neobanks Volt and Judo Bank for the first time ever. The pair will appear before the House Economics Committee tomorrow as part of a broader hearing which will also see a number of “smaller ban...

ShareCafeAFG – Morgans rates the stock as Add Morgans sees upside risk to FY23 forecast earnings as a result of an announced strategic alliance with neobank Volt Corporation, which involves a -$15m investment and 7.6% shareholding in Volt....

It’s the start of another month. Brokers have picked out a couple of ASX shares that could be really good opportunities to think about in June 2021. But it’s not just one broker that likes the below businesses. There are actually a number...

There are some exciting ASX shares that have been rated as buys by multiple brokers, suggesting that they could be strong contenders for your attention. If several brokers think a business is a buy then it may mean an opportunity is starin...

The major banks will release their results over the next couple of weeks. Having generally lagged the market over the last few years, the bank stocks have been relative winners in the last six months as fears around bad debts eased. The mos...

There are a few compelling ASX dividend shares that have bene rated as buys by brokers. Brokers are constantly on the lookout for opportunities and there are a few dividend shares with high yields that have been picked as buys. These two b...

Brokers are always keeping their eyes on what ASX shares look like they could be good value and worth pouncing on. Share prices change every day and the value on offer is steadily shifting. Hopefully investors can jump on opportunities tha...

Welcome to the FNArena Corporate Results Monitor. Today's Reports: ((ALG)) - Ardent Leisure ((ASB)) - Austal ((AFG)) - Australian Finance Group ((BWX)) - BWX ((CVN)) - Carnarvon Petroleum ((CRN)) - Coronado Global Resources ((DCN)) - Daci...

“Your Stock Request” is a weekly video where we analyse share price charts for stocks on the Australian market (ASX) as requested by you! Email us at [email protected] with your stock request. Limit of one per person, no guarantee o...

There are some ASX shares that a number of brokers like and have rated as ‘buys’. It can be quite hard to find good businesses that are trading at a good price. One investor might say that BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) is a good buy, whilst ano...

Respected fund manager Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has recently identified two ASX shares that it owns in its portfolio. WAM operates several listed investment companies (LICs). Two of those LICs are WAM Capital Limited (ASX: WAM) and WA...

Respected fund manager Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has recently identified two ASX shares that it owns in its portfolio. WAM operates several listed investment companies (LICs). Some focus on larger companies like WAM Leaders Ltd (ASX: W...

Wilson Asset Management has released its December 2020 investment update for its 7 listed investment companies including WAM Leaders Ltd (ASX: WLE) and WAM Capital Limited (ASX: WAM). Here’s how the fund performed last month, and the ASX s...

ShareCafeAFG – Macquarie rates the stock as Outperform Australian Finance Group reported September quarter lodgements of $18.2bn, to mark a record going back to 2013, with lodgements up 8% from the June quarter and 16% from last September....

By Mark Woodruff Guide: The FNArena database tabulates the views of seven major Australian and international stock brokers: Citi, Credit Suisse, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, Morgans, Ord Minnett and UBS. For the purpose of broker rating corre...

ShareCafeAFG – Citi rates the stock as Initiation of coverage with Buy Citi initiates coverage with a Buy rating and $3 target. Australian Finance Group is the second-largest mortgage broker group by affiliated brokers. The broker assesses...

Three ASX shares stood out to me after Friday’s mini rally in mortgage-related companies. The market was clearly excited by the prospect of easing responsible lending laws. Banks led the charge with the Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) shar...