Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for AMG Q1 Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a report issued on Monday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $5.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.17. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $21.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $5.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.99 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $7.30 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $23.47 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. TD Cowen downgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $226.00 to $177.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Barrington Research lowered their price target on Affiliated Managers Group from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Affiliated Managers Group from $204.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $196.50.

Affiliated Managers Group Price Performance

Shares of Affiliated Managers Group stock opened at $188.46 on Wednesday. Affiliated Managers Group has a 1 year low of $131.81 and a 1 year high of $199.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $185.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $171.68. The company has a market capitalization of $5.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.18.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The asset manager reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.84 by ($0.02). Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 27.02% and a return on equity of 16.76%. The company had revenue of $525.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $521.87 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.08 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AMG. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new position in Affiliated Managers Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Affiliated Managers Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 481.3% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 186 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Affiliated Managers Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in Affiliated Managers Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $47,000. 95.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.02%. Affiliated Managers Group’s payout ratio is presently 0.26%.

Affiliated Managers Group Company Profile

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc, through its affiliates, operates as an investment management company providing investment management services to mutual funds, institutional clients,retails and high net worth individuals in the United States. It provides advisory or sub-advisory services to mutual funds.