Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) Competitors

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do analysts rate MC or AAMI?

Moelis & Company currently has a consensus target price of $61.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.04%. Acadian Asset Management has a consensus target price of $25.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.73%. Given Moelis & Company's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Moelis & Company is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moelis & Company	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, MC or AAMI?

Moelis & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Asset Management. Acadian Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moelis & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moelis & Company	$1.28B	3.11	$136.02M	$2.18	24.44
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	1.95	$85M	$2.24	11.87

Does the media prefer MC or AAMI?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 26 more articles in the media than Acadian Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Moelis & Company and 1 mentions for Acadian Asset Management. Moelis & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Acadian Asset Management's score of 0.40 indicating that Moelis & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moelis & Company	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadian Asset Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MC or AAMI a better dividend stock?

Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Moelis & Company pays out 119.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadian Asset Management pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MC or AAMI?

91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MC or AAMI?

Moelis & Company received 312 more outperform votes than Acadian Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.93% of users gave Moelis & Company an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Acadian Asset Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Moelis & Company	Outperform Votes 312 54.93%	Underperform Votes 256 45.07%
Acadian Asset Management	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%

Which has more risk and volatility, MC or AAMI?

Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MC or AAMI more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.81% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 11.39%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 1,000.27% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moelis & Company	11.39%	38.49%	14.03%
Acadian Asset Management	16.81%	1,000.27%	18.11%

Summary

Moelis & Company beats Acadian Asset Management on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.