William Blair Issues Pessimistic Outlook for AMP Earnings

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Ameriprise Financial in a research note issued on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $9.34 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $9.50. The consensus estimate for Ameriprise Financial’s current full-year earnings is $39.04 per share.

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $9.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.16 by $0.20. Ameriprise Financial had a return on equity of 69.46% and a net margin of 19.70%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $565.00 to $560.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $625.00 price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $415.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $440.00 to $502.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, UBS Group cut Ameriprise Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $580.00 to $570.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $509.33.

Ameriprise Financial Price Performance

NYSE AMP opened at $542.83 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $547.55 and a 200 day moving average of $498.01. The company has a market capitalization of $52.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.36. Ameriprise Financial has a one year low of $378.05 and a one year high of $582.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65.

Ameriprise Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders 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 1.09%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. Ameriprise Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 17.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Walter Stanley Berman sold 8,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $564.16, for a total transaction of $4,882,804.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 6,409 shares in the company, valued at $3,615,701.44. This represents a 57.45 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Joseph Edward Sweeney sold 10,735 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $549.68, for a total value of $5,900,814.80. Following the sale, the insider now owns 5,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,194,190.48. This trade represents a 64.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameriprise Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geller Advisors LLC raised its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geller Advisors LLC now owns 878 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $412,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 3.4% during the 4th 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 raised its stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 2.0% during the 3rd 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. Dakota Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 798 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Abel Hall LLC raised its stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 517 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 83.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ameriprise Financial Company Profile

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.