Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for AMG Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a report issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $5.09 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.11. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $20.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $4.96 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.72 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $7.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $22.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $26.98 EPS.

AMG has been the topic of several other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $204.00 to $208.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Barrington Research decreased their price objective on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, TD Cowen cut Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $226.00 to $177.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $196.50.

Affiliated Managers Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AMG opened at $187.64 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $187.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $175.83. The company has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.15. Affiliated Managers Group has a 1-year low of $145.36 and a 1-year high of $199.52.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The asset manager reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $525.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $521.87 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.08 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Affiliated Managers Group’s payout ratio is currently 0.26%.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMG. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 0.6% in the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 9,902 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,547,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 471 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,712 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $838,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Kendall Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Kendall Capital Management now owns 4,135 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $646,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Foundry Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 3.0% in the third quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 3,781 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $672,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. 95.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Affiliated Managers Group

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.