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 stock has increased by 1.9% and is now trading at $62.16. 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The insurance provider reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.09. The insurance provider earned $86.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 paid 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 1.74%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. View Amerisafe's dividend history.

3 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Amerisafe's shares. Their forecasts range from $72.00 to $81.00. On average, they expect Amerisafe's stock price to reach $77.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Amerisafe.

Media headlines about AMSF stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Amerisafe earned a media sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutAmerisafe.

Amerisafe saw a decline in short interest in 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 daily trading volume, of 124,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's shares 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 $62.16.

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]