Amerisafe Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:AMSF)

Amerisafe trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMSF."

Amerisafe declared a dividend on Tuesday, October 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $3.50 per share on Wednesday, November 20th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. View Amerisafe's Dividend History.

Amerisafe, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSF) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The insurance provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.32. The insurance provider earned $91.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $90.48 million. Amerisafe had a return on equity of 17.50% and a net margin of 20.77%. View Amerisafe's Earnings History.

Amerisafe is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 26th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Amerisafe.

2 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Amerisafe's shares. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Amerisafe's stock price to reach $75.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Amerisafe.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amerisafe in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Amerisafe.

News stories about AMSF stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Amerisafe earned a news impact score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Amerisafe.

Amerisafe saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,050,000 shares, an increase of 6.9% from the September 15th total of 982,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 98,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 10.6 days. Currently, 5.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View Amerisafe's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Amerisafe include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Markel (MKL), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Axis Capital (AXS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Amerisafe investors own include BioDelivery Sciences International (BDSI), Cronos Group (CRON), Quotient Technology (QUOT), Rollins (ROL), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Booking (BKNG), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Amgen (AMGN) and Alaska Air Group (ALK).

Amerisafe's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.56%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (1.79%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.40%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.78%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.53%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.50%). Company insiders that own Amerisafe stock include G Janelle Frost, Kathryn Housh Shirley, Neal Andrew Fuller, Randy Roach and Vincent J Gagliano. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Amerisafe.

AMSF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hancock Whitney Corp, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Keybank National Association OH, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Strs Ohio and Comerica Bank. Company insiders that have sold Amerisafe company stock in the last year include G Janelle Frost, Kathryn Housh Shirley, Neal Andrew Fuller, Randy Roach and Vincent J Gagliano. View Insider Buying and Selling for Amerisafe.

AMSF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including GW&K Investment Management LLC, Copeland Capital Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, First Trust Advisors LP, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Everence Capital Management Inc. and 6 Meridian. View Insider Buying and Selling for Amerisafe.

Shares of AMSF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMSF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $67.55.

Amerisafe has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion and generates $377.75 million in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $71.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.86 on an earnings per share basis. Amerisafe employs 426 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Amerisafe.

The official website for Amerisafe is http://www.amerisafe.com/.

Amerisafe's mailing address is 2301 HIGHWAY 190 WEST, DERIDDER LA, 70634. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 337-463-9052 or via email at [email protected]