Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) Competitors

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMG or SEIC?

Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AMG or SEIC?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 1 more articles in the media than Affiliated Managers Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for SEI Investments and 16 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Affiliated Managers Group's score of 0.10 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Affiliated Managers Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SEI Investments	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMG or SEIC?

95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of SEI Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMG or SEIC more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 27.77% compared to Affiliated Managers Group's net margin of 21.31%. SEI Investments' return on equity of 26.40% beat Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Affiliated Managers Group	21.31%	15.91%	7.63%
SEI Investments	27.77%	26.40%	22.99%

Is AMG or SEIC a better dividend stock?

Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 21.3% 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. SEI Investments has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years. SEI Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend AMG or SEIC?

Affiliated Managers Group presently has a consensus price target of $197.80, suggesting a potential downside of 2.89%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.02%. Given SEI Investments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Affiliated Managers Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Affiliated Managers Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AMG or SEIC?

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Affiliated Managers Group. Affiliated Managers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, 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
Affiliated Managers Group	$2.04B	2.84	$511.60M	$13.16	15.48
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.41	$581.19M	$4.60	20.06

Summary

SEI Investments beats Affiliated Managers Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.