NASDAQ:AMSF - Amerisafe Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Amerisafe announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 29th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, December 27th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View Amerisafe's Dividend History.

Amerisafe, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The insurance provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.32. The insurance provider earned $91.13 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $90.48 million. Amerisafe had a net margin of 20.77% and a return on equity of 17.50%. View Amerisafe's Earnings History.

Amerisafe is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Amerisafe.

Amerisafe will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 19th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

2 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Amerisafe's stock. Their forecasts range from $81.00 to $81.00. On average, they expect Amerisafe's stock price to reach $81.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.4% 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.

News articles about AMSF stock have trended extremely positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Amerisafe earned a news impact score of 5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave 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 effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Amerisafe.

Amerisafe saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,100,000 shares, an increase of 6.8% from the December 15th total of 1,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 86,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 12.7 days. Approximately 5.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Amerisafe's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Amerisafe include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel (MKL), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Old Republic International (ORI), First American Financial (FAF), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Axis Capital (AXS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Amerisafe investors own include Cronos Group (CRON), Quotient Technology (QUOT), Rollins (ROL), BioDelivery Sciences International (BDSI), Dominion Energy (D), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Altria Group (MO) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Amerisafe's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.76%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), 6 Meridian (0.07%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.01%). 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 Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, 6 Meridian, Huntington National Bank and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMSF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $66.18.

Amerisafe has a market capitalization of $1.28 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]