Percent change in each close since the start of the chosen range, for both companies and the S&P 500 (SPY). Daily closes over the last year, weekly before that and monthly before five years.
In short
How the two compare
On the latest closes (28 Oct 2026), BlackRock is the larger company by market value ($190.64B against $45.50B). Over the past year Ameriprise Financial returned +2.4% and BlackRock +4%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. The latest filed P/E is 11.8 for Ameriprise Financial and 27.0 for BlackRock, and the operating margin 8.5% against 34.7%. Over the next 21 sessions the model expects +0.14% for Ameriprise Financial, with a 44% chance of a rise, and −0.89% for BlackRock, with a 15% chance. Ameriprise Financial has no published fair value today. BlackRock's long-run fair value is $1,138.29, a gap of −1.7% to its price; the long-run model view is neutral.
Model view
What the model expects
Expected returns and the chance of a rise from our forecasting models, and the long-run fair value against the price. Readings, not advice.
Model readings:
MeasureAmeriprise Financial · AMPBlackRock · BLK
Expected returnnext 21 sessions
AMP+0.14%
BLK−0.89%
Chance of a risenext 21 sessions
AMP44%
BLK15%
Expected returnnext 63 sessions
AMP+3.39%
BLK+0.65%
Range of outcomes63 sessions, 80% band
AMP−16.8% to +23.6%
BLK−19.1% to +20.4%
Chance of a risenext 63 sessionsMembers only · see plans
Long-run fair valueintrinsic value model
AMP—The model's fair value falls outside its own interval or at the gap clamp, so it is not a measurement.
BLK$1,138.2928 Oct 2026
Gap to pricefair value against the close
AMP—The model's fair value falls outside its own interval or at the gap clamp, so it is not a measurement.
BLK−1.7%
Past readings that matchedsign of the 21-session outcome
AMP40.9%of 269
BLK30.5%of 269
Price performance
How the prices moved
Price change over each period, with the S&P 500 (SPY) for comparison.
Closes to
MeasureAmeriprise Financial · AMPBlackRock · BLK
1 monthS&P 500: +1.1%
AMP−1.5%
BLK+8.4%
6 monthsS&P 500: +8.5%
AMP+3.7%
BLK+12%
Year to dateS&P 500: +13.3%
AMP+0.9%
BLK+9.4%
1 yearS&P 500: +12.7%
AMP+2.4%
BLK+4%
5 yearsS&P 500: +70.7%
AMP+77.5%
BLK+44%
1 year against the S&P 500percentage points
AMP−10.3 pts
BLK−8.7 pts
Position in the 52-week range0% low, 100% high
AMP46%close $489.80 in $419.52 to $572.56
BLK89%close $1,157.88 in $912.25 to $1,186.74
Against the 200-day average
AMP−0.2%
BLK+9.4%
Valuation
What the market pays
Size and the multiples from the latest filed quarter. A P/E on losses reads n/m.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureAmeriprise Financial · AMPBlackRock · BLK
Market value
AMP$45.50B28 Oct 2026
BLK$190.64B28 Oct 2026
Enterprise valueat the last filing
AMP—Not in the latest filing data.
BLK$160.57B30 Jun 2026
P/Elatest filed
AMP11.8
BLK27.0
Price to book
AMP6.69
BLK2.74
EV / EBITDA
AMP49.90
BLK19.56
Free cash flow yield
AMP18.92%
BLK2.22%
Dividend yield
AMP1.41%
BLK−1.04%
Profitability
How much of revenue becomes profit
Margins and returns on capital from the latest filing; revenue, net income and earnings per share over the trailing twelve months.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureAmeriprise Financial · AMPBlackRock · BLK
Gross margin
AMP30.2%
BLK—Not in the latest filing data.
Operating margin
AMP8.5%
BLK34.7%
Net margin
AMP22.2%
BLK27%
Return on equity
AMP56.8%
BLK10.2%
Return on invested capital
AMP5.1%
BLK2.6%
Revenuetrailing twelve months
AMP$19.43B
BLK$25.88B
Net incometrailing twelve months
AMP$3.62B
BLK$5.87B
Earnings per sharetrailing twelve months
AMP$38.92
BLK$35.68
Growth
How fast the business grew
Change against the same quarter a year earlier.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureAmeriprise Financial · AMPBlackRock · BLK
Revenue growthyear over year
AMP+11.7%
BLK+30.6%
Earnings growthyear over year
AMP+5%
BLK+20.2%
Free cash flow growthyear over year
AMP−2.9%
BLK−53.6%
Financial health
Balance sheet and quality scores
Leverage, liquidity and two published scores: Altman Z (below 1.8 the distress zone, above 3 the safe zone) and Piotroski F (0 to 9).
Filings: quarter to
MeasureAmeriprise Financial · AMPBlackRock · BLK
Debt to equity
AMP—Not in the latest filing data.
BLK0.22
Current ratiocurrent assets over current liabilities
AMP—Not in the latest filing data.
BLK—Not in the latest filing data.
Altman Z-score
AMP0.37
BLK1.26
Piotroski F-scoreout of 9
AMP5 of 9
BLK4 of 9
Trading and risk
How the shares trade
Volatility, sensitivity to the market, the deepest fall, short interest and how closely the two move together.
Closes to ; FINRA settlement
MeasureAmeriprise Financial · AMPBlackRock · BLK
Volatility21 sessions, annualised
AMP20.7%
BLK22.4%
Betaagainst the S&P 500, 5 years
AMP1.19
BLK1.33
Deepest fallpeak to trough, 5 years
AMP−31.5%
BLK−43.9%
Market regimeour reading at each model date
AMPStrong risk-off
BLKStrong risk-off
Short interestshare of the float
AMP2.8%settled 30 Sep 2026
BLK1.3%settled 30 Sep 2026
Days to covershort shares over average volume
AMP3.3
BLK3.6
Average volume3 months, shares a day
AMP532.04K
BLK595.39K
Moving togethercorrelation of daily returns, past year0.54, often together−1 opposite0 unrelated+1 together
Questions
Ameriprise Financial or BlackRock: common questions
Which is larger by market value, Ameriprise Financial or BlackRock?
BlackRock, at $190.64B against $45.50B for Ameriprise Financial, on the latest closes (28 Oct 2026).
Which has the higher P/E ratio, Ameriprise Financial or BlackRock?
BlackRock has the higher latest filed P/E, 27.0; Ameriprise Financial's is 11.8. Filings: quarter to 30 Jun 2026.
How did Ameriprise Financial and BlackRock move over the past year against the S&P 500?
Over the past year Ameriprise Financial returned +2.4% and BlackRock +4%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. Prices at close 28 Oct 2026.
What does the model expect for Ameriprise Financial and BlackRock over the next month?
+0.14% for Ameriprise Financial with a 44% chance of a rise, and −0.89% for BlackRock with a 15% chance, over the next 21 sessions. Model readings 28 Oct 2026. These are model readings, not advice.
How do the operating margins of Ameriprise Financial and BlackRock compare?
The operating margin is 8.5% for Ameriprise Financial and 34.7% for BlackRock. Filings: quarter to 30 Jun 2026.
Do Ameriprise Financial and BlackRock shares move together?
Over the past year the correlation of their daily returns was 0.54 (often together); 1 means they always move together, 0 unrelated, −1 opposite. Prices at close 28 Oct 2026.
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Model readings are research estimates, not investment advice. Prices: daily closes. Fundamentals: the latest SEC filings. Short interest: FINRA, settlement 30 Sep 2026. A dash means the figure is not in our data; it is never shown as zero. The model view follows a published rule: next month by the sign of the expected return, the long run positive at a fair value 10% or more above the price and negative at 10% or more below it.