Ameriprise Financial, Inc. $AMP Stock Holdings Lowered by Epoch Investment Partners Inc.

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. lessened its position in Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMPFree Report) by 11.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 263,704 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 34,186 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. owned approximately 0.29% of Ameriprise Financial worth $117,190,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMP. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $413,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Ameriprise Financial by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,022 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,915,000 after buying an additional 634 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Ameriprise Financial by 14.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 584 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. acquired a new stake in Ameriprise Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $313,000. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC raised its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 224.8% during the 2nd quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 4,222 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,253,000 after acquiring an additional 2,922 shares in the last quarter. 83.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ameriprise Financial Stock Performance

Shares of AMP opened at $528.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $476.19 and its 200-day moving average is $475.03. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has a 12-month low of $422.37 and a 12-month high of $550.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.16.

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMPGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $11.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.81 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $4.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.87 billion. Ameriprise Financial had a net margin of 20.24% and a return on equity of 64.19%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $9.11 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. will post 43.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ameriprise Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 21st. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a $1.70 dividend. This represents a $6.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 3rd. Ameriprise Financial’s payout ratio is presently 16.91%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $467.00 to $489.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $471.00 to $518.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $636.00 to $645.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ameriprise Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.33.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Robert Francis Sharpe, Jr. sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $465.83, for a total transaction of $558,996.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,934,729. This represents a 16.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Gerard P. Smyth sold 6,255 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $472.52, for a total value of $2,955,612.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 6,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,883,789.56. This trade represents a 50.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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Ameriprise Financial Profile

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Ameriprise Financial, Inc is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm provides a range of advice-based wealth management, asset management and insurance products to individual and institutional clients. Its business model centers on delivering financial planning and investment advice through a network of financial advisors alongside proprietary product offerings designed to meet retirement, protection and accumulation needs.

Core products and services include comprehensive financial planning and advisory services, managed investment portfolios, retirement planning solutions, annuities and life insurance products.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP)

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