Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) vs. Its Rivals Head-To-Head Survey

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is one of 86 public companies in the “Investment advice” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Acadian Asset Management to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management’s competitors have a beta of 1.03, suggesting that their average stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Acadian Asset Management pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Investment advice” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.4% and pay out 56.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies 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.

Profitability

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Asset Management	16.81%	1,000.27%	18.11%
Acadian Asset Management Competitors	9.90%	125.48%	6.94%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60 million	$65.80 million	11.20
Acadian Asset Management Competitors	$2.23 billion	$310.68 million	17.45

Acadian Asset Management’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Asset Management. Acadian Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Acadian Asset Management and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Asset Management	0	1	0	0	2.00
Acadian Asset Management Competitors	859	4121	4228	162	2.39

Acadian Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.66%. As a group, “Investment advice” companies have a potential upside of 5.23%. Given Acadian Asset Management’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Acadian Asset Management is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Acadian Asset Management

Acadian Asset Management Inc. is a publically owned asset management holding company. The firm provides its services to individuals and institutions. It manages separate client focused portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm also launches equity mutual funds for its clients. It invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets through its subsidiaries. The firm was founded in 1980 is based Boston, Massachusetts. It was formally known as BrightSphere Investment Group plc. BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. was formed in 1980 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.