Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP – Get Rating) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and eight have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $316.70.

AMP has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $231.00 to $220.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Ameriprise Financial from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $325.00 to $270.00 in a research note on Friday, June 24th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Ameriprise Financial in a research note on Wednesday, September 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $336.00 price objective on the stock. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $364.00 to $320.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Ameriprise Financial from $270.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 17th.

Ameriprise Financial Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of AMP stock opened at $253.93 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $27.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. Ameriprise Financial has a fifty-two week low of $219.99 and a fifty-two week high of $332.37. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $271.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $269.11.

Ameriprise Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 8th were paid a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 5th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.97%. Ameriprise Financial's payout ratio is 18.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameriprise Financial

In other Ameriprise Financial news, Director Robert Francis Sharpe, Jr. sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $277.01, for a total transaction of $277,010.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,570,665. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ameriprise Financial

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in Ameriprise Financial by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 2,178 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. Boston Financial Mangement LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the first quarter valued at approximately $508,000. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 1.5% during the first quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 31,575 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $9,484,000 after buying an additional 464 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 51.4% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 209 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ameriprise Financial by 11.5% during the first quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $383,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.92% of the company's stock.

About Ameriprise Financial

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Ameriprise Financial, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services to individual and institutional clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement & Protection Solutions, and Corporate & Other.

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