Havemeyer Place LP purchased a new stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,705 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $836,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AMP. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $742,438,000. M&T Bank Corp increased its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 1,440.2% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 466,151 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $228,572,000 after buying an additional 435,885 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 140.5% during the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 471,867 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $231,805,000 after buying an additional 275,659 shares during the period. Man Group plc increased its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 687.4% during the third quarter. Man Group plc now owns 276,822 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $135,989,000 after buying an additional 241,665 shares during the period. Finally, Close Asset Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 78.2% during the third quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 463,149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $227,652,000 after buying an additional 203,252 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.95% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
AMP has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Ameriprise Financial from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Raymond James Financial set a $582.00 price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $460.00 to $471.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $452.00 to $467.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ameriprise Financial currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $543.22.
Insider Activity at Ameriprise Financial
In other news, Director Robert Francis Sharpe, Jr. sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $465.83, for a total value of $558,996.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,934,729. This represents a 16.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Gerard P. Smyth sold 6,255 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $472.52, for a total transaction of $2,955,612.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 6,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,883,789.56. This represents a 50.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.
Ameriprise Financial Trading Down 1.3%
NYSE:AMP opened at $448.83 on Tuesday. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has a one year low of $422.37 and a one year high of $550.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $455.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $472.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.16, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.16.
Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $11.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $10.21 by $1.05. Ameriprise Financial had a net margin of 20.57% and a return on equity of 62.88%. The business had revenue of $4.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $9.50 earnings per share. Ameriprise Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. will post 42.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Ameriprise Financial Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th were paid a $1.70 dividend. This is a boost from Ameriprise Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. Ameriprise Financial’s payout ratio is currently 16.91%.
Ameriprise Financial Company Profile
Ameriprise Financial, Inc is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm provides a range of advice-based wealth management, asset management and insurance products to individual and institutional clients. Its business model centers on delivering financial planning and investment advice through a network of financial advisors alongside proprietary product offerings designed to meet retirement, protection and accumulation needs.
Core products and services include comprehensive financial planning and advisory services, managed investment portfolios, retirement planning solutions, annuities and life insurance products.
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