NASDAQ:AMSFAmerisafe Stock Price, Forecast & News

Amerisafe's stock was trading at $60.99 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AMSF shares have decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at $59.18. 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 Thursday, July 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Amerisafe.

Amerisafe will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Amerisafe, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSF) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The insurance provider reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' 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 return on equity of 19.78% and a net margin of 23.73%. View Amerisafe's earnings history.

Amerisafe announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, June 26th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. View Amerisafe's dividend history.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Amerisafe's shares. Their forecasts range from $72.00 to $81.00. On average, they anticipate Amerisafe's stock price to reach $77.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Amerisafe.

Media stories about AMSF stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Amerisafe.

Amerisafe saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 221,500 shares, a drop of 23.9% from the May 31st total of 291,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 129,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's stock are short sold. 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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.19%). 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. 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 $59.18.

Amerisafe has a market capitalization of $1.14 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]