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Amerisafe (AMSF) Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates
AMSFAMERISAFE(AMSF) ZACKS·2025-02-27 00:00

Group 1 - Amerisafe reported quarterly earnings of 0.67pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof0.67 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 0.60 per share, but down from 0.74pershareayearago,representinganearningssurpriseof11.670.74 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 11.67% [1] - The company posted revenues of 73.51 million for the quarter ended December 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.90%, compared to 73.88millioninthesamequarterlastyear[2]−Overthelastfourquarters,AmerisafehassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatesthreetimesandtoppedconsensusrevenueestimatestwotimes[2]Group2−Thestock′simmediatepricemovementwilldependonmanagement′scommentaryontheearningscallandthesustainabilityofearningsexpectations[3][4]−Amerisafeshareshaveunderperformedthemarket,losingabout0.173.88 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Amerisafe has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] Group 2 - The stock's immediate price movement will depend on management's commentary on the earnings call and the sustainability of earnings expectations [3][4] - Amerisafe shares have underperformed the market, losing about 0.1% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 gained 1.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is 0.56 on revenues of 76.94million,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis76.94 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is 2.18 on revenues of $314.81 million [7] Group 3 - The Zacks Industry Rank for Insurance - Accident and Health is currently in the top 32% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the industry [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5] - The current estimate revisions trend for Amerisafe is mixed, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, suggesting it will perform in line with the market in the near future [6]