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 12.7% and is now trading at $68.75. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amerisafe in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 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, April 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Amerisafe.

Amerisafe will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 29th 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 19th. The insurance provider reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.94. The insurance provider earned $90.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $90.39 million. Amerisafe had a net margin of 25.03% and a return on equity of 20.01%. View Amerisafe's earnings history.

Amerisafe declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, March 27th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. This is a boost from Amerisafe's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Amerisafe's dividend history.

4 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Amerisafe's stock. Their forecasts range from $77.00 to $81.00. On average, they expect Amerisafe's stock price to reach $79.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Amerisafe.

News stories about AMSF stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Amerisafe earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutAmerisafe.

Amerisafe saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 740,100 shares, a decrease of 23.4% from the February 27th total of 966,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 105,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.0 days. Currently, 3.9% of the company's shares are short sold. 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), Markel (MKL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI) and Hanover Insurance Group (THG).

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), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Chemical (EMN) and Altria Group (MO).

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

Amerisafe's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include M&G Investment Management Ltd. (0.29%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%). 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 M&G Investment Management Ltd., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $68.75.

Amerisafe has a market capitalization of $1.33 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. 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]