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Research Alert: CFRA Keeps Buy Opinion On Shares Of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

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-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We keep our 12-month target price of $550, valuing AMP shares at 12.5x our 2026 adjusted EPS estimate of $43.84 (raised by $1.34) and at 11.7x our 2027 EPS estimate of $46.90 (raised by $0.70). This compares to the three-year average forward multiple of 12x and peer average of 15.5x. AMP posted Q1 2026 adjusted operating EPS of $11.26 vs. $9.50, a 19% rise that topped our $10.12 estimate and $10.21 consensus view. Revenue growth of 11% exceeded our forecast and our 6%-10% growth forecast for 2026, while pretax adjusted operating margins expanded 130 bps to 28% on revenue gains and cost containment efforts. We now see revenue growth of 7% to 12% in 2026 and 2027. AMP also continued its substantial capital return program, returning $936M to shareholders in Q1 (70% of adjusted operating earnings) and $3.4B in 2025 (88% of earnings). Currently trading at 10.9x our 2026 EPS estimate, and with some decent revenue and earnings momentum, we view the shares as undervalued versus peer and historical averages.

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