Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for AMG Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $5.09 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.11. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $24.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $27.74 EPS.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The asset manager reported $6.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.03 by $0.50. Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 25.06% and a return on equity of 16.17%.

AMG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $204.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Barrington Research raised their price objective on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $226.00 to $177.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $193.00 to $191.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $198.40.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Up 2.3 %

NYSE:AMG opened at $171.09 on Friday. Affiliated Managers Group has a 12 month low of $147.13 and a 12 month high of $199.52. The firm has a market cap of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company’s 50 day moving average is $180.49 and its 200-day moving average is $180.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Affiliated Managers Group

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group during the third quarter worth $2,592,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Affiliated Managers Group by 94.3% during the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 10,594 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,884,000 after buying an additional 5,142 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group during the third quarter worth $543,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Affiliated Managers Group by 10,522.8% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 190,360 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 188,568 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group during the third quarter worth $2,130,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.30% of the company’s stock.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.02%. Affiliated Managers Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.