Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of AMP Q1 Earnings

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ameriprise Financial in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $9.10 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $8.89. The consensus estimate for Ameriprise Financial’s current full-year earnings is $38.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameriprise Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $9.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $38.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $9.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $10.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $41.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $49.16 EPS.

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $9.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.16 by $0.20. Ameriprise Financial had a return on equity of 69.35% and a net margin of 19.70%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $625.00 price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group lowered Ameriprise Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $580.00 to $570.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $415.00 to $442.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $560.00 to $570.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $510.44.

Ameriprise Financial Price Performance

AMP opened at $530.18 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $540.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $508.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Ameriprise Financial has a 1 year low of $385.74 and a 1 year high of $582.05. The firm has a market cap of $51.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.36.

Ameriprise Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a $1.48 dividend. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. Ameriprise Financial’s payout ratio is currently 17.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ameriprise Financial news, Director Robert Francis Sharpe, Jr. sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $523.12, for a total transaction of $523,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,231,200. The trade was a 9.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO William F. Truscott sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $540.29, for a total value of $3,241,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 14,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,576,486.67. This trade represents a 29.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,636 shares of company stock valued at $6,263,989 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ameriprise Financial

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMP. Geller Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 2.2% in the third quarter. Geller Advisors LLC now owns 878 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $412,000 after buying an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 576 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 2.0% in the third quarter. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,022 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $480,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 40.0% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 70 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,419,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.95% of the company’s stock.

About Ameriprise Financial

Ameriprise Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services to individual and institutional clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement & Protection Solutions, and Corporate & Other.