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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
$34.96
-0.3%
$35.68
$30.23
$44.29
$2.96B1.12787,475 shs466,619 shs
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
$1.79
+1.4%
$1.79
$0.77
$2.37
$2.89B1.74,517 shs800 shs
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
$12.00
+1.4%
$11.63
$9.90
$17.39
$781.62M1.01156,927 shs100,709 shs
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$35.82
+1.3%
$34.89
$19.83
$38.25
$3.90B1.25331,215 shs474,575 shs
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
$219.80
+0.6%
$236.12
$165.00
$263.39
$1.57B1.5239,901 shs44,164 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
-0.34%-4.35%-1.49%-1.22%-19.58%
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
+1.35%-9.84%+19.76%+2.39%-29.04%
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
+1.27%-3.19%+7.60%+6.89%+57.66%
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
+0.56%-5.07%-6.06%-8.47%+16.53%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
4.6292 of 5 stars
2.23.02.52.52.62.53.8
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
4.8687 of 5 stars
3.55.02.50.03.72.53.8
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
3.9102 of 5 stars
2.15.01.70.03.12.53.1
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
2.5246 of 5 stars
2.00.02.52.51.91.72.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
2.40
Hold$38.5010.13% Upside
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
3.00
Buy$18.0050.00% Upside
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
2.29
Hold$35.21-1.69% Downside
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
2.00
Hold$254.3315.71% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest NOAH, MNGPY, STEP, FHI, and VRTS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/17/2024
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$46.00 ➝ $47.00
4/17/2024
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$211.00 ➝ $224.00
4/12/2024
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$37.00 ➝ $39.00
4/12/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$37.00 ➝ $38.00
4/11/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$40.00 ➝ $49.00
4/8/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$37.00 ➝ $38.00
4/8/2024
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
TD Cowen
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$285.00 ➝ $264.00
3/27/2024
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$264.00 ➝ $275.00
3/20/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Oppenheimer
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$48.00
2/12/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$34.00 ➝ $37.00
1/29/2024
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$36.00 ➝ $37.00
(Data available from 4/19/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
$1.61B1.83$3.82 per share9.14$13.30 per share2.63
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
$1.07B2.71$0.26 per share6.96$1.05 per share1.70
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
$291.18M2.72$2.84 per share4.22$22.39 per share0.54
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$1.37B2.90$1.77 per share20.28$14.91 per share2.40
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
$845.27M1.87$32.71 per share6.72$120.85 per share1.82

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
$298.98M$3.4110.258.510.8318.58%26.76%14.51%4/25/2024 (Confirmed)
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
$255MN/A0.009.420.80N/AN/AN/AN/A
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
$142.18M$2.045.884.20N/A33.36%10.05%8.14%6/4/2024 (Estimated)
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
-$18.40M$0.9039.8022.25N/AN/A7.94%3.65%5/22/2024 (Estimated)
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
$130.62M$17.7112.417.54N/A15.45%18.83%4.38%4/26/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest NOAH, MNGPY, STEP, FHI, and VRTS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/26/2024N/A
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
$5.44N/A-$5.44N/AN/AN/A  
4/25/2024N/A
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
$0.86N/A-$0.86N/AN/AN/A  
3/26/2024Q4 2023
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
N/A$0.47+$0.47$0.50N/A$74.64 million    
2/8/2024Q3 2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$0.25$0.37+$0.12$1.06$142.29 million($14.61) million
2/2/202412/31/2023
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
$5.96$6.11+$0.15$8.01$196.20 million$214.59 million    
1/26/2024Q4 2023
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
$0.84$0.96+$0.12$0.96$396.97 million$391.50 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
$1.123.20%+0.92%32.84%1 Years
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
$0.095.03%N/AN/AN/A
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
$0.363.00%N/A17.65%1 Years
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$0.842.35%N/A93.33%2 Years
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
$7.603.46%N/A42.91%N/A

Latest NOAH, MNGPY, STEP, FHI, and VRTS Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/22/2024
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
quarterly$1.903.2%4/29/20244/30/20245/15/2024
2/5/2024
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
Quarterly$0.212.31%2/28/20242/29/20243/15/2024
1/25/2024
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
quarterly$0.283.2%2/7/20242/8/20242/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
0.31
2.51
1.89
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
N/AN/AN/A
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
N/A
3.76
3.48
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
N/A
0.18
0.18
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
N/A
5.31
5.31

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
75.94%
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
N/A
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
42.67%
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
55.54%
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
80.52%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
3.70%
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
N/A
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
47.20%
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
19.89%
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
6.10%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Federated Hermes, Inc. stock logo
FHI
Federated Hermes
2,02584.45 million81.32 millionNot Optionable
MAN GRP PLC/ADR stock logo
MNGPY
MAN GRP PLC/ADR
1,3251.62 billionN/ANot Optionable
Noah Holdings Limited stock logo
NOAH
Noah
2,88466.02 million34.86 millionOptionable
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
980110.39 million88.44 millionNot Optionable
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. stock logo
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
8247.18 million6.74 millionNot Optionable

NOAH, MNGPY, STEP, FHI, and VRTS Headlines

SourceHeadline
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) PT Raised to $224.00Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) PT Raised to $224.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 19 at 2:36 AM
Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on FridayVirtus Investment Partners (VRTS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Friday
americanbankingnews.com - April 19 at 1:20 AM
Virtus Investment Partners to Announce First Quarter 2024 Results on Friday, April 26Virtus Investment Partners to Announce First Quarter 2024 Results on Friday, April 26
businesswire.com - April 12 at 7:00 AM
Piper Sandler Keeps Their Buy Rating on Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS)Piper Sandler Keeps Their Buy Rating on Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS)
markets.businessinsider.com - April 10 at 1:40 PM
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Lowered to Hold at StockNews.comVirtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Lowered to Hold at StockNews.com
americanbankingnews.com - April 10 at 3:56 AM
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Downgraded to Hold at StockNews.comVirtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Downgraded to Hold at StockNews.com
marketbeat.com - April 9 at 11:13 PM
Virtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary March 31, 2024 Assets Under ManagementVirtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary March 31, 2024 Assets Under Management
finance.yahoo.com - April 9 at 8:57 PM
Virtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary March 31, 2024 Assets Under ManagementVirtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary March 31, 2024 Assets Under Management
businesswire.com - April 9 at 4:05 PM
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Downgraded by TD Cowen to HoldVirtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Downgraded by TD Cowen to Hold
americanbankingnews.com - April 9 at 4:06 AM
All You Need to Know About Virtus (VRTS) Rating Upgrade to BuyAll You Need to Know About Virtus (VRTS) Rating Upgrade to Buy
zacks.com - April 8 at 1:01 PM
Why Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) is a Great Dividend Stock Right NowWhy Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now
zacks.com - April 8 at 12:46 PM
TD Cowen Downgrades Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) to HoldTD Cowen Downgrades Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) to Hold
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 8:20 AM
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Grows Stock Holdings in Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTS)Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Grows Stock Holdings in Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTS)
marketbeat.com - April 1 at 4:42 AM
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Reaches New 1-Year High After Analyst UpgradeVirtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Reaches New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade
marketbeat.com - March 28 at 10:30 AM
VRTS Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.VRTS Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
seekingalpha.com - March 27 at 2:49 PM
Piper Sandler Boosts Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Price Target to $275.00Piper Sandler Boosts Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) Price Target to $275.00
marketbeat.com - March 27 at 9:10 AM
Why Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your PortfolioWhy Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio
zacks.com - March 22 at 12:46 PM
Virtus Investments (VRTS) February AUM Rises 2.9% SequentiallyVirtus Investment's (VRTS) February AUM Rises 2.9% Sequentially
zacks.com - March 13 at 9:51 AM
Virtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary February 29, 2024 Assets Under ManagementVirtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary February 29, 2024 Assets Under Management
finance.yahoo.com - March 11 at 5:04 PM
Virtus Investment Partners Inc (VIP.DU)Virtus Investment Partners Inc (VIP.DU)
uk.finance.yahoo.com - March 9 at 5:53 PM
Virtus (VRTS) Soars 8.1%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?Virtus (VRTS) Soars 8.1%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?
zacks.com - March 7 at 9:06 AM
Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?
zacks.com - March 6 at 12:46 PM
Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Price Target Increased by 6.00% to 258.40Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Price Target Increased by 6.00% to 258.40
msn.com - February 24 at 1:52 PM
Virtus Investment Partners Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common StockVirtus Investment Partners Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock
finance.yahoo.com - February 22 at 8:33 AM

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Company Descriptions

Federated Hermes logo

Federated Hermes

NYSE:FHI
Federated Hermes, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, and registered investment advisors. Through its subsidiaries, it manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, balanced and money market mutual funds along with separate client-focused equity, fixed income, money market, and balanced portfolios. Through its subsidiaries, the firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. The firm makes its fixed income investments in ultra-short, short-term, and intermediate-term mortgage-backed, U.S. Government, U.S. corporate, high yield, and municipal securities. It employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis to make its equity investments. Federated Hermes, Inc. was founded in 1955 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with additional offices in New York City and London, United Kingdom.
MAN GRP PLC/ADR logo

MAN GRP PLC/ADR

OTCMKTS:MNGPY
Man Group plc provides alternative investment management services worldwide. The company offers a range of liquid investment products and solutions, which include quantitative and discretionary, long only and long short, and single and multi-manager. It distributes its products and solutions directly to institutions; and to private investors through a network of intermediaries. Man Group plc was founded in 1783 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Noah logo

Noah

NYSE:NOAH
Noah Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a wealth and asset management service provider with the focus on investment and asset allocation services for high net worth individuals and enterprises in Mainland of China, Hong Kong, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Other Businesses. The company offers investment products, including domestic and overseas publicly raised and public securities investment funds, privately-raised investment funds, and private equity products; customized value-added financial services, such as investor education and trust services, as well as insurance brokerage services; and insurance products. It also provides onshore and offshore private equity, real estate, public securities, multi-strategy, and other investment products, as well as lending services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
StepStone Group logo

StepStone Group

NASDAQ:STEP
StepStone Group LP. is an investment firm specializing in direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, private equity and buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. It typically invests between $15 million and $200 million in firms with enterprise value between $150 million and $25000 million. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. StepStone Group LP. was founded in 2007 and is based in LA Jolla, California with additional offices across North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, New York, New York.
Virtus Investment Partners logo

Virtus Investment Partners

NASDAQ:VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.