Research Analysts Set Expectations for AMP Q4 Earnings

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP - Free Report) - Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Ameriprise Financial in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $9.63 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $9.99. The consensus estimate for Ameriprise Financial's current full-year earnings is $38.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameriprise Financial's Q2 2026 earnings at $9.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.92 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $10.81 EPS.

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $9.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $9.17 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.45 billion. Ameriprise Financial had a net margin of 19.70% and a return on equity of 69.35%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $507.00 to $542.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $625.00 target price on shares of Ameriprise Financial in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Ameriprise Financial from $570.00 to $520.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Raymond James raised Ameriprise Financial from a "market perform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $518.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased 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 issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $517.44.

Ameriprise Financial Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:AMP traded down $7.80 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $466.28. The stock had a trading volume of 528,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 491,183. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $486.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $522.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market cap of $44.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.23. Ameriprise Financial has a fifty-two week low of $385.74 and a fifty-two week high of $582.05.

Ameriprise Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.37%. This is a positive change from Ameriprise Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $1.48. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. Ameriprise Financial's payout ratio is presently 21.75%.

Ameriprise Financial declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, April 24th that allows the company to buyback $4.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to repurchase up to 9.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Joseph Edward Sweeney sold 4,636 shares of Ameriprise Financial stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 7,237 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,901,249.59. This trade represents a 39.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO William F. Truscott sold 6,000 shares of Ameriprise Financial stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $540.29, for a total value of $3,241,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 14,023 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,576,486.67. This trade represents a 29.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 11,636 shares of company stock worth $6,263,989. Corporate insiders own 0.73% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ameriprise Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMP. TCTC Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Ameriprise Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in Ameriprise Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. 83.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.