Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for AMG Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will earn $5.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.57. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $20.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $6.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $6.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.39 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $7.66 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $193.00 to $191.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Affiliated Managers Group from $204.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen downgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $226.00 to $177.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Barrington Research lowered their target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $195.40.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of AMG opened at $189.65 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $185.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.63. Affiliated Managers Group has a 12-month low of $147.13 and a 12-month high of $199.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 30.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 16,454 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,642,000 after buying an additional 3,867 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 104,297 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $16,294,000 after purchasing an additional 7,613 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in Affiliated Managers Group by 22.9% during the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 5,679 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $887,000 after buying an additional 1,059 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,483 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,013,000 after purchasing an additional 281 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group in the second quarter valued at about $818,000. 95.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Affiliated Managers Group’s payout ratio is 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.