Ameriprise Financial (AMP) and The Competition Head to Head Survey

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) is one of 1,745 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Ameriprise Financial to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.9% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial’s rivals have a beta of 0.82, indicating that their average stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ameriprise Financial and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameriprise Financial	20.24%	64.19%	2.15%
Ameriprise Financial Competitors	300.77%	79.21%	3.63%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ameriprise Financial and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameriprise Financial	$19.50 billion	$3.56 billion	12.03
Ameriprise Financial Competitors	$2.50 billion	$394.23 million	15.69

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ameriprise Financial and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameriprise Financial	2	5	4	1	2.33
Ameriprise Financial Competitors	5526	20067	22390	638	2.37

Ameriprise Financial presently has a consensus target price of $557.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.71%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 26.14%. Given Ameriprise Financial’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ameriprise Financial has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 30.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial rivals beat Ameriprise Financial on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Ameriprise Financial Company Profile

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., together with 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. The Advice & Wealth Management segment provides financial planning and advice; brokerage products and services for retail and institutional clients; discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory accounts; mutual funds; insurance and annuities products; cash management and banking products; and face-amount certificates. The Asset Management segment offers investment management, advice, and products to retail, high net worth, and institutional clients through third-party financial institutions, advisor networks, direct retail, and its institutional sales force under the Columbia Threadneedle Investments brand name. This segment products include U.S. mutual funds and their non-U.S. equivalents, exchange-traded funds, variable product funds underlying insurance, and annuity separate accounts; and institutional asset management products, such as traditional asset classes, separately managed accounts, individually managed accounts, collateralized loan obligations, hedge funds, collective funds, and property and infrastructure funds. The Retirement & Protection Solutions segment provides variable annuity products, as well as life and disability income insurance products to retail clients. The company was formerly known as American Express Financial Corporation and changed its name to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in September 2005. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.