Analyzing Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) and Its Peers

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

Profitability

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and its peers’ 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	10.06%	125.09%	6.99%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60 million	$85.00 million	11.58
Acadian Asset Management Competitors	$2.33 billion	$353.13 million	26.71

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

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 peers have a beta of 1.03, suggesting that their average stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 48.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Acadian Asset Management and its peers, 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	862	4137	4238	163	2.39

Acadian Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.09%. As a group, “Investment advice” companies have a potential upside of 7.73%. Given Acadian Asset Management’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadian Asset Management has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Acadian Asset Management peers beat Acadian Asset Management on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Acadian Asset Management Company Profile

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.