VRTS vs. AMG, CNS, GBDC, PSEC, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, and GLAD
Should you be buying Virtus Investment Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtus Investment Partners include Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), and Gladstone Capital (GLAD). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
Virtus Investment Partners vs.
Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Affiliated Managers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Affiliated Managers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Affiliated Managers Group currently has a consensus target price of $198.40, indicating a potential upside of 14.70%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $225.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.38%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Affiliated Managers Group.
Affiliated Managers Group has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Affiliated Managers Group had 3 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group and 4 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Affiliated Managers Group's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 1.61 indicating that Affiliated Managers Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Affiliated Managers Group received 316 more outperform votes than Virtus Investment Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.19% of users gave Affiliated Managers Group an outperform vote while only 53.06% of users gave Virtus Investment Partners an outperform vote.
Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Affiliated Managers Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRTS) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
