Macquarie Remains a Hold on AMP (AMLTF)
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In addition to Macquarie, AMP also received a Hold from UBS's Shreyas Patel CFA in a report issued today. However, on the same day, Citi maintained a Buy rating on AMP (Other OTC: AMLTF).
Based on AMP 's latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.29 billion and a net profit of $83 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $1.14 billion and had a GAAP net loss of $34 million
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