27 May, 2017
AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI) floats -50.84% below the 52-week top level and its EPS growth rate was 12.70% over prior 5 years with earnings growth of -72.20% yoy. "Stock Is Surging" on May 26, 2017. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reported 0% of its portfolio in AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI).
More notable recent AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI) news were published by: Wsj.com which released: "Founding Family of AmTrust Financial Invests Additional $300 Million in Insurer" on May 25, 2017, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: "AmTrust Mystery Remains Unsolved: Avoid The Stock" published on May 15, 2017, Fool.com published: "Why AmTrust Financial Services, Inc". First Quadrant L P CA boosted its stake in AmTrust Financial Services by 0.4% in the first quarter. The firm purchased 93,989 shares of the insurance provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,735,000. United Capital Financial Advisers LLC boosted its stake in AmTrust Financial Services by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. BlackRock Advisors LLC now owns 53,425 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,433,000 after buying an additional 5,002 shares during the period. For the quarter, shares have been noted at 45.65%. Pnc Services Grp Inc Inc accumulated 2.96M shares or 0.09% of the stock. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its stake in AmTrust Financial Services by 2.3% in the third quarter. More interesting news about AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI) were released by: Nasdaq.com and their article: "Options Traders Expect Huge Moves in AmTrust Financial (AFSI) Stock" published on May 22, 2017 as well as Fool.com's news article titled: "Why AmTrust Financial Services Inc". About shares traded. Ternium SA (ADR) (NYSE:TX) has risen 39.67% since May 26, 2016 and is uptrending.
In company news, shares of the American Financial Group are set to finish a see-saw session with a small gain on Friday after late yesterday it priced a $350 million private placement of 4.50% senior notes due June 2047 at 99.46% of par. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $14.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.49. The company's market capitalization is $235.08 billion with the total outstanding shares of 8.68 billion.
04/05/2017 - AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. had its " rating reiterated by analysts at FBR Capital Markets. Horizon Kinetics Lc holds 0.14% or 157,314 shares.
Amtrust Financial Services Incorporated (NASDAQ:AFSI) had an increase of 11.2% in short interest. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.35 billion. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Compass Point maintained AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI) rating on Friday, February 5.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 17th. Sg Americas Limited Liability Corporation reported 5,500 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Amtrust Financial Services had 10 analyst reports since August 5, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. If you are viewing this news story on another website, it was illegally stolen and republished in violation of USA & worldwide copyright & trademark legislation. State Street stated it has 0% of its portfolio in AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI).
Let's take a gaze at how the stock has been performing recently. The stock has dropped -16.86% from its peak and the consensus price target for the stock is $32.29 a share. Another trade for 4,620 shares valued at $125,616 was sold by DeCarlo Donald T. 15,126 shares were sold by Gulkowitz Abraham, worth $418,990. Gradient Invs Ltd Co has invested 0% in AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI).
Among 6 analysts covering Amtrust Financial Services (NASDAQ:AFSI), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. A rating of 3 would signify a consensus Hold recommendation. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.74, for a total transaction of $108,700.00.
Dorsey Wright & Associates increased Ternium Sa Spon Adr (TX) stake by 117.21% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Also, CFO Ronald E. Pipoly, Jr. sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 3rd.
In other AmTrust Financial Services news, EVP Michael J. Saxon sold 9,000 shares of AmTrust Financial Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 4th. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 310,313 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,034,795.71. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. The stock has a 1-year performance down -52.55% and positive at 3.15% in last five trading sessions. Pdts Prtnrs Ltd Co holds 0.24% in AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:AFSI) or 133,023 shares. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides specialty property and casualty insurance focusing on workers' compensation and commercial package coverage for small business, specialty risk and extended warranty coverage, and property and casualty coverage for middle market business.
