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AFSIC.PFD (AmTrust Financial Services) Dividend Yield % : 13.62% (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is AmTrust Financial Services Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-14), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of AmTrust Financial Services is 13.62%.

Warning Sign:

AmTrust Financial Services Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

AFSIC.PFD' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 1.74   Max: 15.95
Current: 13.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of AmTrust Financial Services was 15.95%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 1.74%.

AFSIC.PFD's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 3.74 vs AFSIC.PFD: 13.62

AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of AmTrust Financial Services was 0.31. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.14.

As of today (2024-12-14), the Forward Dividend Yield % of AmTrust Financial Services is 13.62%.

AmTrust Financial Services's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.00.

During the past 12 months, AmTrust Financial Services's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -50.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 32.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 32.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of AmTrust Financial Services was 128.10% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 22.45% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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AmTrust Financial Services Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AmTrust Financial Services Dividend Yield % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Yield %

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AmTrust Financial Services's Dividend Yield % falls into.



AmTrust Financial Services Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

AmTrust Financial Services Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.4765632024-11-292024-12-012024-12-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4765632024-08-302024-09-012024-09-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4765632024-05-312024-06-012024-06-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4765632024-02-292024-03-012024-03-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

AmTrust Financial Services's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.906252/13.62
=14.00 %

Current Share Price is $13.62.
AmTrust Financial Services's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.906252.

AmTrust Financial Services's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.906252/13.62
=14.00 %

Current Share Price is $13.62.
AmTrust Financial Services's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.476563 * 4 = $1.906252.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


AmTrust Financial Services  (OTCPK:AFSIC.PFD) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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AmTrust Financial Services Business Description

Address
59 Maiden Lane, 43rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10038
AmTrust Financial Services Inc is a multinational company that underwrites and provides property and casualty insurance products. The company specializes in coverage for small to mid-sized businesses, with a philosophical focus on niche diversity and low-hazard risk. AmTrust's business model strives to achieve its profit goals through geographic and product diversification. The company reports three business segments: Small Commercial Business, Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty, and Specialty Program. The vast majority of revenues is derived from its Small Commercial Business risk.