Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for AMG Q1 Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $5.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.11. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $24.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $27.74 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Affiliated Managers Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $193.00 to $191.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $204.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $226.00 to $177.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Barrington Research lifted their price objective on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $198.40.

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Affiliated Managers Group Stock Down 3.8 %

Shares of Affiliated Managers Group stock traded down $6.33 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $161.02. 330,801 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 224,621. The firm has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 10.66, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.13. Affiliated Managers Group has a 1 year low of $147.13 and a 1 year high of $199.52. The stock's fifty day moving average is $179.91 and its 200 day moving average is $181.09.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Affiliated Managers Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Affiliated Managers Group during the 3rd quarter worth $2,592,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 94.3% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 10,594 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,884,000 after acquiring an additional 5,142 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $543,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 10,522.8% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 190,360 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 188,568 shares during the period. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,130,000. 95.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Affiliated Managers Group's payout ratio is currently 0.26%.

Affiliated Managers Group Company Profile

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.