Trust Co. of Vermont trimmed its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP – Free Report) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,980 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 60 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Ameriprise Financial were worth $1,400,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMP. Retirement Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial in the first quarter worth $25,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 268.8% during the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 59 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Accordant Advisory Group Inc bought a new position in Ameriprise Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Mascoma Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 153.8% in the second quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC now owns 66 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. 83.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Ameriprise Financial
In other news, VP William Davies sold 8,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $442.07, for a total value of $3,846,009.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 13,199 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,834,881.93. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.
Ameriprise Financial Stock Up 0.3 %
Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $8.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.53 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $4.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.24 billion. Ameriprise Financial had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 73.83%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $7.44 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. will post 34.92 EPS for the current year.
Ameriprise Financial Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 5th were paid a $1.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 5th. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. Ameriprise Financial’s payout ratio is presently 20.15%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
AMP has been the topic of several research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Ameriprise Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Ameriprise Financial from $390.00 to $387.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 28th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Ameriprise Financial from $500.00 to $504.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Ameriprise Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $485.00 to $476.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $440.00 to $502.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $480.44.
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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.
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