Benzinga | Jul 23, 2021 10:41AM EDT

Ameriprise Financial's Earnings: A Preview

On Monday, July 26, Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) will release its latest earnings report. Benzinga's report can help you figure out the ins and outs of the earnings release.

What Are Earnings, Net Income, And Earnings Per Share?

Earnings and especially earnings per share (EPS) are useful measures of a company's profitability. Total earnings, which is also referred to as net income, equals total revenue minus total expenses. EPS equals to net income divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Earnings And Revenue

Based on Ameriprise Financial management projections, analysts predict EPS of $5.2 on revenue of $3.36 billion. Ameriprise Financial earnings in the same period a year ago was $2.64 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $2.71 billion.

What Are Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises, And Why Do They Matter?

Analysts who cover this company will publish forward-looking estimates of its revenue and EPS each quarter. Averaging together every EPS and revenue prediction that each analyst makes about a company in a quarter yields the "consensus estimates." A company posting earnings or revenue above or below the consensus estimate is known as an "earnings surprise" and may move the stock by a considerable margin.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 96.97% increase in the company's EPS figure. Sales would be up 23.89% from the year-ago period. In comparison to analyst estimates in the past, here is how the company's reported EPS stacks up: Quarter Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020 Q2 2020EPS Estimate 4.69 4.52 2.43 2.85EPS Actual 5.43 4.53 4.27 2.64Revenue Estimate 3.25 B 3.12 B 3.00 B 2.82 BRevenue Actual 3.35 B 3.18 B 3.00 B 2.71 B

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Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 59.66%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Ameriprise Financial is scheduled to hold the call at 09:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.