American Financial Group (AFG) had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 68 to 71 Thursday — a welcome improvement, but still below the 80 or higher score you look for.

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This exclusive rating from Investor’s Business Daily identifies market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The grade shows how a stock’s price behavior over the trailing 52 weeks holds up against all the other stocks in our database.

History shows that the market’s biggest winners often have an 80 or higher RS Rating as they begin their biggest price moves. See if American Financial Group can continue to show renewed price strength and clear that threshold.

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American Financial Group is working on a flat base with a 137.72 buy point. See if the stock can break out in heavy volume.

American Financial Group saw both earnings and sales growth rise last quarter. Earnings-per-share increased from -5% to -4%. Revenue rose from 8% to 10%.

American Financial Group holds the No. 39 rank among its peers in the Insurance-Property/Casualty/Title industry group. HCI Group (HCI), Mercury General (MCY) and Arch Capital Group (ACGL) are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.

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