Arizona State Retirement System Sells 1,268 Shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. $AMP

Arizona State Retirement System reduced its position in Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMPFree Report) by 4.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 26,555 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,268 shares during the quarter. Arizona State Retirement System’s holdings in Ameriprise Financial were worth $13,021,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in AMP. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 1,440.2% in 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 acquiring an additional 435,885 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 140.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 275,659 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc grew its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 687.4% in the third quarter. Man Group plc now owns 276,822 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $135,989,000 after purchasing an additional 241,665 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 29.3% in the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 966,163 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $474,628,000 after purchasing an additional 219,080 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Close Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 78.2% in 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 purchasing an additional 203,252 shares during the last quarter. 83.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO William F. Truscott sold 5,000 shares of Ameriprise Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $532.08, for a total transaction of $2,660,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 12,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,464,239.92. The trade was a 29.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gumer Alvero sold 4,658 shares of Ameriprise Financial stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $542.88, for a total value of $2,528,735.04. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 4,621 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,508,648.48. This trade represents a 50.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 16,658 shares of company stock valued at $8,998,675 over the last quarter. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMP has been the topic of several analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on Ameriprise Financial in a research note on Friday, April 10th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ameriprise Financial in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Ameriprise Financial from $600.00 to $620.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Ameriprise Financial from $530.00 to $460.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Ameriprise Financial from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ameriprise Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $540.33.

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Ameriprise Financial Price Performance

Shares of AMP stock opened at $463.70 on Friday. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $422.37 and a fifty-two week high of $550.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $454.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $474.41.

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMPGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $11.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.21 by $1.05. Ameriprise Financial had a return on equity of 62.51% and a net margin of 20.57%.The firm had revenue of $4.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $9.50 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. will post 41.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ameriprise Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th will be issued a dividend of $1.70 per share. This represents a $6.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a positive change from Ameriprise Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 4th. Ameriprise Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.60%.

Ameriprise Financial Profile

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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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