Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for AMG FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its FY2025 earnings estimate for Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) to $23.44 per share, an increase from a prior estimate of $22.56, reflecting overall positive sentiment for the asset manager.
• The company's recent earnings report showed a quarterly EPS of $5.39, surpassing expectations, but revenue declined by 1.4% year-over-year, totaling $493.20 million.
• Affiliated Managers Group's stock remains strong among analysts, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $215.20, indicating continued investor confidence.

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $23.44 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $22.56. Zacks Research currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group's current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $7.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.96 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.09 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $7.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $29.88 EPS.

AMG has been the subject of a number of other reports. TD Cowen raised Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $214.00 to $255.00 in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Cowen raised Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen cut Affiliated Managers Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Affiliated Managers Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $197.00 to $218.00 in a research note on Friday, June 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $215.20.

Affiliated Managers Group Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Affiliated Managers Group stock traded down $2.65 during trading on Monday, reaching $224.77. 137,166 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 168,278. Affiliated Managers Group has a twelve month low of $139.22 and a twelve month high of $229.40. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $209.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $183.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.14.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG - Get Free Report) last announced 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. Affiliated Managers Group had a return on equity of 16.11% and a net margin of 21.79%.The business 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 firm earned $4.67 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The company 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. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. Affiliated Managers Group's payout ratio is 0.29%.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mariner LLC raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 4,624 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $855,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 17,022 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $3,148,000 after acquiring an additional 1,586 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 71.7% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,400 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $444,000 after acquiring an additional 1,002 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 186.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 227,296 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $42,033,000 after acquiring an additional 148,079 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinebridge Investments L.P. raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 42.7% during the fourth quarter. Pinebridge Investments L.P. now owns 12,857 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $2,378,000 after acquiring an additional 3,846 shares in the last quarter. 95.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.