Ameriprise Financial slides as broader market sentiment softens; recent insider sale in focus

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (AMP) is down 3.5% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move looks more tied to a risk-off tape for U.S. equities than to a single Ameriprise-specific headline. This could also be because investors are reacting to recently disclosed insider selling, which sometimes pressures sentiment in the absence of fresh company news.

Details:

U.S. stocks slipped in the latest session amid renewed strength in oil prices, keeping pressure on the broader market backdrop that can weigh on asset and wealth managers.

A Form 4 filed May 18, 2026 disclosed that an executive vice president exercised options and sold shares (including 6,255 shares sold on May 14, 2026 at a weighted-average price around $472.52).

The same filing shows the executive continued to hold shares after the transactions, but the sale reduced the reported position meaningfully, which can be read as a cautious signal by some traders.

No new earnings release or guidance update from the company appears to have been issued today, making the day’s decline more consistent with macro/market positioning than company fundamentals.

Sources:

SEC, Associated Press, StockTitan

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$AMP Insider Trading Activity

$AMP insiders have traded $AMP stock on the open market 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 13 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMP stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JAMES M CRACCHIOLO (CHAIRMAN AND CEO) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 48,813 shares for an estimated $26,601,189.
WALTER STANLEY BERMAN (EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO) sold 7,000 shares for an estimated $3,809,511
GERARD P. SMYTH (EVP & Hd. of Tech. & Serv. Del) sold 6,255 shares for an estimated $2,955,606
WILLIAM F TRUSCOTT (CEO, GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT) sold 5,000 shares for an estimated $2,660,400
GUMER ALVERO (PRESIDENT-INSURANCE&ANNUITIES) sold 4,658 shares for an estimated $2,528,746
ROBERT FRANCIS JR SHARPE sold 1,500 shares for an estimated $676,417

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

$AMP Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 586 institutional investors add shares of $AMP stock to their portfolio, and 687 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 1,543,309 shares (-32.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $756,746,135
NUVEEN, LLC added 600,946 shares (+66.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $263,641,019
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 454,684 shares (+45.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $199,474,417
M&T BANK CORP added 435,885 shares (+1440.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $213,731,850
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 389,445 shares (+35.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $170,853,415
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added 332,007 shares (+117.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $145,654,790
JBF CAPITAL, INC. removed 257,381 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $126,204,199

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$AMP Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $AMP stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMP stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE LIZZIE FLETCHER sold up to $15,000 on 04/08.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

$AMP Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AMP in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 02/02/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $AMP, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AMP forecast page.

$AMP Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AMP recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $AMP in the last 6 months, with a median target of $510.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Crispin Love from Piper Sandler set a target price of $471.0 on 05/04/2026
Michael Cyprys from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $467.0 on 04/30/2026
Brennan Hawken from BMO Capital set a target price of $490.0 on 04/24/2026
Suneet Kamath from Jefferies set a target price of $620.0 on 02/02/2026
Kenneth S. Lee from RBC Capital set a target price of $605.0 on 02/02/2026

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