Q2 EPS Estimate for Ameriprise Financial Lowered by Analyst

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ameriprise Financial in a report released on Friday, April 25th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $8.97 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $9.10. The consensus estimate for Ameriprise Financial’s current full-year earnings is $38.64 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ameriprise Financial’s Q3 2025 earnings at $9.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $9.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $37.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $40.75 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. UBS Group downgraded Ameriprise Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $580.00 to $570.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $507.00 to $542.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Raymond James raised shares of Ameriprise Financial from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $518.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Ameriprise Financial from $520.00 to $510.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Ameriprise Financial from $415.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ameriprise Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $509.67.

Ameriprise Financial Stock Up 0.7 %

AMP opened at $471.59 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. Ameriprise Financial has a 12 month low of $385.74 and a 12 month high of $582.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $483.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $521.92.

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $9.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.08 by $0.42. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.45 billion. Ameriprise Financial had a net margin of 19.70% and a return on equity of 69.35%. Ameriprise Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $8.39 EPS.

Ameriprise Financial announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, April 24th that allows the company to buyback $4.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to buy up to 9.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Ameriprise Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th will be issued a $1.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 5th. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. This is a boost from Ameriprise Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.48. Ameriprise Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameriprise Financial

In other Ameriprise Financial news, CEO William F. Truscott sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $540.29, for a total transaction of $3,241,740.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 14,023 shares in the company, valued at $7,576,486.67. The trade was a 29.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Joseph Edward Sweeney sold 4,636 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $539.07, for a total value of $2,499,128.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 7,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,901,249.59. This represents a 39.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,636 shares of company stock valued at $6,263,989. Company insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameriprise Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 24.3% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,674 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $891,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares in the last quarter. Czech National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 21,035 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,200,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Ameriprise Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $399,000. Finally, Highland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Ameriprise Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,286,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.