Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for AMG Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $7.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $7.03. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group's current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group's Q3 2026 earnings at $6.02 EPS.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The asset manager reported $6.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.03 by $0.50. Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 25.06% and a return on equity of 16.17%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on AMG. Barrington Research boosted their target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com upgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $193.00 to $191.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $198.40.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of AMG stock traded up $1.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $169.09. 35,937 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 228,377. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $172.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $180.41. Affiliated Managers Group has a 1-year low of $147.13 and a 1-year high of $199.52. The company has a quick ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $4.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWC Advisors LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 10,833 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $2,003,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group during the 4th quarter valued at $8,118,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its stake in Affiliated Managers Group by 50.9% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,834 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,642 shares in the last quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 101,921 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $18,847,000 after buying an additional 583 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invst LLC lifted its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Invst LLC now owns 5,306 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $981,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. 95.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Affiliated Managers Group's payout ratio is 0.26%.

About Affiliated Managers Group

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc, through its affiliates, operates as an investment management company providing investment management services to mutual funds, institutional clients,retails and high net worth individuals in the United States. It provides advisory or sub-advisory services to mutual funds.