Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) Competitors

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APAM or AAMI?

Artisan Partners Asset Management received 334 more outperform votes than Acadian Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Artisan Partners Asset Management	Outperform Votes 334 52.60%	Underperform Votes 301 47.40%
Acadian Asset Management	N/A	N/A

Is APAM or AAMI more profitable?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 23.95% compared to Acadian Asset Management's net margin of 13.92%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 7,606.72% beat Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	23.95%	71.50%	17.55%
Acadian Asset Management	13.92%	7,606.72%	15.93%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, APAM or AAMI?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Asset Management, 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
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$975.10M	3.68	$222.29M	$3.59	12.43
Acadian Asset Management	$426.60M	2.22	$65.80M	$1.65	15.35

Does the media refer more to APAM or AAMI?

In the previous week, Artisan Partners Asset Management had 3 more articles in the media than Acadian Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management and 0 mentions for Acadian Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Acadian Asset Management's score of 0.00 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Artisan Partners Asset Management	Very Positive
Acadian Asset Management	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APAM or AAMI?

86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, APAM or AAMI?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate APAM or AAMI?

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $44.13, indicating a potential downside of 1.10%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is APAM or AAMI a better dividend stock?

Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 91.4% 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 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Acadian Asset Management on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.