Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AMG FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Barrington Research has raised its FY2025 EPS forecast for Affiliated Managers Group from $22.50 to $23.54, maintaining an "Outperform" rating with a target price of $200.00.
• Affiliated Managers Group reported a net margin of 21.79% and a return on equity of 16.03% in its latest quarterly earnings, with EPS of $5.39 exceeding estimates.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share, with a 0.0% yield and a payout ratio of 0.29% effective on August 25th for investors of record by August 11th.

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 31st. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $23.54 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $22.50. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group's current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $7.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $26.00 EPS.

AMG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Affiliated Managers Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. TD Cowen upgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $214.00 to $255.00 in a report on Monday. Cowen upgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Affiliated Managers Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $197.00 to $218.00 in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $215.20.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Down 1.9%

NYSE:AMG traded down $4.08 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $209.81. 86,650 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 229,947. The company has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $196.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $179.11. Affiliated Managers Group has a one year low of $139.22 and a one year high of $220.00.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The asset manager reported $5.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.26 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $493.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $506.46 million. Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 21.79% and a return on equity of 16.03%. Affiliated Managers Group's quarterly revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.67 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AMG. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 18.4% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 53,727 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $9,028,000 after acquiring an additional 8,361 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 38.1% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 301 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 785.2% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,859 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $315,000 after purchasing an additional 1,649 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox bought a new position in Affiliated Managers Group during the fourth quarter valued at $1,202,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd raised its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 189.9% in the first quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 14,695 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $2,469,000 after buying an additional 9,626 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.30% of the company's stock.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. Affiliated Managers Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 0.29%.

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.