Getty Images (GETY) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APAM or GETY?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Getty Images. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Images, 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	$1.06B	3.34	$222.29M	$3.59	12.32
Getty Images	$917.90M	1.00	$19.34M	$0.12	18.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APAM or GETY?

Artisan Partners Asset Management received 317 more outperform votes than Getty Images when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.60% of users gave Artisan Partners Asset Management an outperform vote while only 45.95% of users gave Getty Images an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Artisan Partners Asset Management	Outperform Votes 334 52.60%	Underperform Votes 301 47.40%
Getty Images	Outperform Votes 17 45.95%	Underperform Votes 20 54.05%

Is APAM or GETY more profitable?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 23.95% compared to Getty Images' net margin of 5.91%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 71.50% beat Getty Images' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	23.95%	71.50%	17.55%
Getty Images	5.91%	6.42%	1.74%

Do analysts rate APAM or GETY?

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $44.13, indicating a potential downside of 0.26%. Getty Images has a consensus price target of $5.61, indicating a potential upside of 150.56%. Given Getty Images' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Getty Images is more favorable than Artisan Partners 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
Getty Images	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, APAM or GETY?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Images has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to APAM or GETY?

In the previous week, Getty Images had 6 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Getty Images and 1 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Getty Images' score of -0.04 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Getty Images	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

86.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Getty Images shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Getty Images shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Getty Images on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.