NASDAQ:AMSFAmerisafe Stock Price, Forecast & News

Amerisafe's stock was trading at $60.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AMSF shares have increased by 12.5% and is now trading at $68.64. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amerisafe in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Amerisafe.

Amerisafe is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Amerisafe.

Amerisafe, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSF) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The insurance provider reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.09. The insurance provider earned $86.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.27 million. Amerisafe had a net margin of 23.73% and a return on equity of 19.78%. View Amerisafe's earnings history.

Amerisafe declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, June 26th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. View Amerisafe's dividend history.

3 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Amerisafe's stock. Their forecasts range from $72.00 to $81.00. On average, they expect Amerisafe's share price to reach $77.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Amerisafe.

Media coverage about AMSF stock has been trending somewhat negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Amerisafe earned a daily sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutAmerisafe.

Amerisafe saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 444,400 shares, a decline of 20.0% from the April 30th total of 555,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 124,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View Amerisafe's Current Options Chain.

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

Amerisafe's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.26%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.91%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.91%), State Street Corp (3.32%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.59%) and GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.38%). 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 Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Invesco Ltd., Two Sigma Investments LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund. 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 activity for Amerisafe.

AMSF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., M&G Investment Management Ltd., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State Street Corp, and Geode Capital Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $68.64.

Amerisafe has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion and generates $370.37 million in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $92.69 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.60 on an earnings per share basis. Amerisafe employs 426 workers across the globe.

The official website for Amerisafe is 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]