NYSE:AEL - American Equity Investment Life Stock Price, News, & Analysis

American Equity Investment Life trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AEL."

American Equity Investment Life announced an annual dividend on Friday, November 16th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, December 12th. This represents a yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 27th. This is a positive change from American Equity Investment Life's previous annual dividend of $0.26. View American Equity Investment Life's Dividend History.

American Equity Investment Life Holding (NYSE:AEL) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.09. The financial services provider earned $554.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $556.20 million. American Equity Investment Life had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 13.62%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.82 EPS. View American Equity Investment Life's Earnings History.

American Equity Investment Life is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for American Equity Investment Life.

3 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for American Equity Investment Life's stock. Their predictions range from $30.00 to $41.00. On average, they anticipate American Equity Investment Life's stock price to reach $36.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Equity Investment Life.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Equity Investment Life in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for American Equity Investment Life.

News coverage about AEL stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group 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 positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Equity Investment Life earned a news impact score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

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American Equity Investment Life's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.59%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.24%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.43%), Northern Trust Corp (2.54%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.98%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.56%). Company insiders that own American Equity Investment Life stock include Alan David Matula, Alexander Meeker Clark, David J Noble, Debra J Richardson, John M Matovina and Ronald James Grensteiner. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Equity Investment Life.

AEL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., MetLife Investment Advisors LLC, James Investment Research Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Chartwell Investment Partners LLC and LSV Asset Management. Company insiders that have sold American Equity Investment Life company stock in the last year include Debra J Richardson, John M Matovina and Ronald James Grensteiner. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Equity Investment Life.

AEL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, BlackRock Inc., Burney Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Prudential Financial Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC and 361 Capital LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Equity Investment Life.

Shares of AEL 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 AEL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.83.

American Equity Investment Life has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion and generates $1.55 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $458.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.66 on an earnings per share basis. American Equity Investment Life employs 515 workers across the globe.

The official website for American Equity Investment Life is http://www.american-equity.com.

American Equity Investment Life's mailing address is 6000 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines IA, 50266. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 515-221-0002 or via email at [email protected]