AMSF
AMERISAFE, Inc.
AMSF offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has the edge over AMSF overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
AMSF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AMSF's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AMSF.
JPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JPM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JPM.
AMSF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 9x | $19.32 | — |
| Forward | 10x | $19.32 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $26.07 | +35% |
| Fair | 15x | $31.51 | +63% |
| Expensive | 18x | $38.29 | +98% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMSF has the edge over JPM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
JPM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | -33% |
| Fair | 12x | $287 | -16% |
| Current | 14x | $343 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $343 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $361 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JPM's PE is in its expensive range at 14.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13.7x next year's earnings.
AMSF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AMSF's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
JPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
JPM has the edge over AMSF on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
AMSF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.87 | -13% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.15 | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.48 | -6.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.43 | -2% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.47 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.61 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.64 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.48 | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.89 | -11% |
AMSF's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.15 over the past year, against $4.91 in early 2021.
JPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.99 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.85 | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.35 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.89 | +2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.02 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.20 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.50 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.38 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.75 | +22% |
JPM has the edge over AMSF on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AMSF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $79.8M | -2.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $92M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $80.1M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $81.6M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $82M | +4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $81.1M | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $72.6M | -9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $74M | -7.6% |
AMSF's revenue has picked up after four years of holding roughly level: $80M last quarter, down 2.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | -10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | -10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | -7.2 points |
AMSF's operating margin was 11% last quarter, down 10 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
JPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.2B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.4B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.9B | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.8B | +11% |
JPM has the edge over AMSF on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | -3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +11 points |
JPM has the edge over AMSF on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AMSF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.8M | -71% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8M | +$11.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7M | -$930K |
| Q4 2025 | $10.5M | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.5M | -$6.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.8M | -127% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.8M | +174% |
AMSF has the edge over JPM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
JPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2B | +$78.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.3B | -186% |
| Q1 2026 | -$211.8B | +$40.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7B | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.2B | +$28.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $29.5B | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.8B | -$97.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $147.8B | +145% |
JPM's free cash flow was −$84.2B over the past year, against −$120B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
AMSF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -62.3K shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -432K shares |
| 3 years | -3% | -584K shares |
| 5 years | -4% | -768K shares |
| Available history | -3.6% | -689K shares |
AMSF has 19M diluted shares, down 2.3% from a year ago.
JPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -11.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -84.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -249M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -322M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -547M shares |
JPM has the edge over AMSF on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B |
JPM spent $24.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
AMSF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
AMSF has the edge over JPM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
JPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
JPM's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
AMSF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.7 | Oversold |
AMSF's weekly RSI is 25 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 2 (oversold).
JPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
JPM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
AMSF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AMSF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9x | 13x | 31% below |
| PE % | 0 | 63 | 63 pts below |
AMSF has the edge over JPM on valuation relative to its sector.
JPM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
JPM is trading at 14x earnings, a 10% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
AMSF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.9 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $26.5 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $31.3 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $38.9 | 50% below |
| 200 week MA | $44.7 | 57% below |
AMSF is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% below its 200-week average.
JPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $336.8 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $345.3 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $323.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $298.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.6 | 45% above |
JPM has the edge over AMSF on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AMSF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $65.7 | $57.2 | -13% |
| 2021 | $57.2 | $51.6 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | $51.6 | $53.3 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | $53.3 | $46.8 | -12% |
| 2024 | $46.8 | $51.6 | +10% |
| 2025 | $51.6 | $38.5 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $38.5 | $19.3 | -50% |
AMSF has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 50% so far in 2026.
JPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.1 | $124.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $124.5 | $157.3 | +26% |
| 2022 | $157.3 | $131.3 | -17% |
| 2023 | $131.3 | $170.1 | +30% |
| 2024 | $170.1 | $241.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $241.2 | $327.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $327.9 | $342.8 | +4.5% |
JPM has the edge over AMSF on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.