Amerisafe Inc (NASDAQ: AMSF)’s stock price has dropped by -6.72 in relation to previous closing price of 49.84. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -5.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that AMERISAFE, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSF ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 10:30 AM ET Company Participants Kathryn Shirley – Chief Administrative Officer Janelle Frost – Chief Executive Officer and President Anastasios Omiridis – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Matthew Carletti – Citizens Mark Hughes – Truist Securities Operator Good day, and welcome to the AMERISAFE First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. Today’s conference is being recorded.
Is It Worth Investing in Amerisafe Inc (NASDAQ: AMSF) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Amerisafe Inc (NASDAQ: AMSF) is 16.06x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AMSF is 0.41. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AMSF is 18.74M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.83% of that float. On May 01, 2025, AMSF’s average trading volume was 94.22K shares.
AMSF’s Market Performance
AMSF stock saw a decrease of -5.60% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -11.53% and a quarterly a decrease of -7.94%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.12% for Amerisafe Inc (AMSF). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.83% for AMSF’s stock, with a -6.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMSF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMSF stocks, with Janney repeating the rating for AMSF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for AMSF in the upcoming period, according to Janney is $58 based on the research report published on February 24, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMSF reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for AMSF stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 04th, 2022.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to AMSF, setting the target price at $54 in the report published on April 06th of the previous year.
AMSF Trading at -7.83% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMSF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.75%, as shares sank -11.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.33% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMSF fell by -5.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.37. In addition, Amerisafe Inc saw -9.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMSF starting from BROWN MICHAEL J, who purchase 1,000 shares at the price of $43.52 back on May 30 ’24. After this action, BROWN MICHAEL J now owns 10,055 shares of Amerisafe Inc, valued at $43,520 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMSF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.87 for the gross margin
The net margin for Amerisafe Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 20.17, with 5.14 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.52.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Amerisafe Inc (AMSF) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
