NASDAQ:AMSF - Amerisafe Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

Amerisafe declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. View Amerisafe's Dividend History.

Amerisafe, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSF) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The insurance provider reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.13. The insurance provider earned $91.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.22 million. Amerisafe had a net margin of 20.20% and a return on equity of 17.23%. View Amerisafe's Earnings History.

Amerisafe is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Amerisafe.

2 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Amerisafe's shares. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $75.00. On average, they expect Amerisafe's stock price to reach $75.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.7% 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.

Press coverage about AMSF stock has trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Amerisafe earned a news sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Amerisafe.

Some companies that are related to Amerisafe include Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Kemper (KMPR), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), RLI (RLI), Enstar Group (ESGR), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Mercury General (MCY), National General (NGHC), ProAssurance (PRA), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), James River Group (JRVR), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), State Auto Financial (STFC) and Employers (EIG).

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), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Booking (BKNG), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Dominion Energy (D) and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO).

Amerisafe's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.85%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.11%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.10%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (3.05%), Northern Trust Corp (2.53%) and Royal Bank of Canada (2.51%). 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 Bank of America Corp DE, First Trust Advisors LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Victory Capital Management Inc., TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio and Vanguard Group Inc.. 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 Nuveen Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Morgan Stanley, Invesco Ltd., Copeland Capital Management LLC, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado and Eaton Vance Management. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMSF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.36.

Amerisafe has a market capitalization of $1.32 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]