Barrington Research Has Bullish Estimate for AMG Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Barrington Research has raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Affiliated Managers Group to $5.85 per share, reflecting a positive outlook for the asset manager.
• Affiliated Managers Group's stock has been upgraded by several analysts, with Goldman Sachs increasing its price target from $240 to $280 and maintaining a "buy" rating.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share, with a payout ratio of 0.29% and a low annualized dividend yield.

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG - Free Report) - Analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 9th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $5.85 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $5.75. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $285.00 price target 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 FY2025 earnings at $23.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $27.25 EPS.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The asset manager reported $5.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.26 by $0.13. Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 21.79% and a return on equity of 16.11%. The firm had revenue of $493.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $506.46 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.67 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on AMG. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Cowen upgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Affiliated Managers Group to $335.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seven have assigned a Buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $272.60.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Down 0.2%

AMG stock opened at $241.62 on Friday. Affiliated Managers Group has a 12 month low of $139.22 and a 12 month high of $250.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $229.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $197.47. The stock has a market cap of $6.86 billion, a PE ratio of 17.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Affiliated Managers Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 53,727 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $9,028,000 after purchasing an additional 8,361 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 38.1% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 301 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in 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 valued at $315,000 after purchasing an additional 1,649 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 189.9% in the 1st quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 14,695 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $2,469,000 after purchasing an additional 9,626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goodman Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 80,806 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $13,578,000 after purchasing an additional 1,301 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.30% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Affiliated Managers Group

In other news, COO Thomas M. Wojcik sold 16,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.03, for a total value of $3,696,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 158,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,666,771.30. The trade was a 9.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 4.20% of the company's stock.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Affiliated Managers Group's payout ratio is currently 0.29%.

Affiliated Managers Group Company Profile

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.

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