Walter Stanley Berman Sells 8,655 Shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP) Stock

by · The Markets Daily

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP – Get Free Report) CFO Walter Stanley Berman sold 8,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $564.16, for a total value of $4,882,804.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 6,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,615,701.44. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Ameriprise Financial Trading Down 0.3 %

AMP stock opened at $559.89 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $54.31 billion, a PE ratio of 21.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $489.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $450.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $338.00 and a fifty-two week high of $569.47.

Ameriprise Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th will be issued a $1.48 dividend. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 4th. Ameriprise Financial’s payout ratio is 22.73%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameriprise Financial

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMP. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 268.8% in the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 59 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc bought a new position in Ameriprise Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Ameriprise Financial by 153.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC now owns 66 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Bank & Trust Co bought a new stake in Ameriprise Financial in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Oakworth Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 83.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMP. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Ameriprise Financial from $535.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Ameriprise Financial from $440.00 to $502.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $475.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Ameriprise Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $485.00 to $476.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $490.00 to $555.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $487.67.

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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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