NASDAQ:AMSFAmerisafe Stock Price, Forecast & News

Amerisafe's stock was trading at $60.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AMSF shares have increased by 1.7% and is now trading at $62.02. 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 earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The insurance provider reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 announced 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 yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. View Amerisafe's dividend history.

3 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives 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 25.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Amerisafe.

News headlines about AMSF stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Amerisafe earned a media sentiment score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news 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 immediate future. View the latest news about Amerisafe.

Amerisafe saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 221,500 shares, a decrease of 23.9% from the May 31st total of 291,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 129,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's shares 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 a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.19%) and 6 Meridian (0.02%). 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 6 Meridian. 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 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 $62.02.

Amerisafe has a market capitalization of $1.20 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]