AMG vs. CNS, IVZ, VRTS, BEN, LAZ, JHG, MC, STEP, AB, and HLNE
Should you be buying Affiliated Managers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Affiliated Managers Group include Cohen & Steers (CNS), Invesco (IVZ), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Franklin Resources (BEN), Lazard (LAZ), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Moelis & Company (MC), StepStone Group (STEP), AllianceBernstein (AB), and Hamilton Lane (HLNE). These companies are all part of the "investment advice" industry.
Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Affiliated Managers Group received 398 more outperform votes than Cohen & Steers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.12% of users gave Affiliated Managers Group an outperform vote while only 54.65% of users gave Cohen & Steers an outperform vote.
Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Cohen & Steers had 1 more articles in the media than Affiliated Managers Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cohen & Steers and 7 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group. Cohen & Steers' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Affiliated Managers Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Cohen & Steers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Affiliated Managers Group presently has a consensus target price of $173.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.31%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.82%. Given Affiliated Managers Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Affiliated Managers Group is more favorable than Cohen & Steers.
Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers pays out 91.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Affiliated Managers Group has a net margin of 33.74% compared to Cohen & Steers' net margin of 26.27%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 36.67% beat Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity.
95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Affiliated Managers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Affiliated Managers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Affiliated Managers Group beats Cohen & Steers on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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