Apella Capital LLC increased its stake in Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP – Free Report) by 5,744.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 48,975 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,137 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC owned about 0.05% of Ameriprise Financial worth $24,113,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 1,279.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 63,365,362 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,069,493,000 after purchasing an additional 58,772,775 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 960.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,352,117 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,537,817,000 after buying an additional 3,036,128 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at about $320,948,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in Ameriprise Financial in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $262,687,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Ameriprise Financial in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $248,547,000. Institutional investors own 83.95% of the company’s stock.
Ameriprise Financial Trading Up 1.3%
AMP stock traded up $6.37 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $496.93. The company had a trading volume of 164,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 642,498. The stock has a market cap of $44.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.98, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.16. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has a 52 week low of $422.37 and a 52 week high of $572.56. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $541.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $495.04.
Ameriprise Financial declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, September 29th that allows the company to buyback $5.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to repurchase up to 12.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Ameriprise Financial Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $1.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $6.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ameriprise Financial’s payout ratio is presently 16.40%.
Insider Activity
In related news, SVP Dawn M. Brockman sold 472 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $558.93, for a total transaction of $263,814.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 713 shares in the company, valued at $398,517.09. The trade was a 39.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Deirdre Mcgraw sold 2,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $558.28, for a total value of $1,339,872.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,373 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,883,078.44. The trade was a 41.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 29,988 shares of company stock valued at $16,316,497. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Ameriprise Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 21st. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $560.00 to $520.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $636.00 to $645.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Ameriprise Financial from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $559.80.
Read Our Latest Research Report on Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial Company Profile
Ameriprise Financial, Inc is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company provides financial planning, investment advice, wealth management, retirement planning and insurance solutions to individuals, families, business owners and institutional clients.
Ameriprise serves clients primarily through a network of financial advisors and offers products and services that include brokerage and advisory accounts, mutual funds and other investments, retirement accounts, annuities, life and long-term-care insurance, banking products and personalized financial planning.
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