FY2025 EPS Estimates for AMG Increased by Analyst

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) - Analysts at Barrington Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research 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 prior forecast of $22.50. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $200.00 price objective 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.

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

AMG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Cowen raised Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $214.00 to $255.00 in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen lowered Affiliated Managers Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Affiliated Managers Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $197.00 to $218.00 in a report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $215.20.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Down 0.7%

AMG traded down $1.41 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $213.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 132,018 shares, compared to its average volume of 197,590. The stock has a market cap of $6.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.56, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $195.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $178.63. Affiliated Managers Group has a twelve month low of $139.22 and a twelve month high of $220.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Affiliated Managers Group

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Huntington National Bank increased its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 129.2% in the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 541 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 305 shares during the period. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 14.0% in the 2nd quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 19,596 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $3,856,000 after buying an additional 2,401 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $290,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 29,345 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $5,774,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the period. Finally, Guinness Asset Management LTD increased its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Guinness Asset Management LTD now owns 3,196 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $629,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.30% of the company's stock.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

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