Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for AMG Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) to $7.19 per share, maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• The company reported earnings of $5.39 per share for the last quarter, surpassing expectations, but its revenue fell slightly year-over-year.
• Several analysts have upgraded their ratings on AMG, with price targets increasing, including Goldman Sachs raising theirs from $197.00 to $218.00.

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $7.19 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $7.18. Zacks Research 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $5.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.08 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $7.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $29.93 EPS.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The asset manager reported $5.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.26 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $493.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $506.46 million. Affiliated Managers Group had a return on equity of 16.11% and a net margin of 21.79%.Affiliated Managers Group's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.67 EPS.

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

Affiliated Managers Group Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of AMG opened at $227.99 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $6.48 billion, a PE ratio of 16.64, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.14. Affiliated Managers Group has a 12-month low of $139.22 and a 12-month high of $229.40. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $208.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $182.62.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 25th. Investors of record on Monday, August 11th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. Affiliated Managers Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.29%.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMG. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,585,324 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $266,382,000 after acquiring an additional 13,135 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Affiliated Managers Group by 314.3% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,265,655 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $212,668,000 after purchasing an additional 960,158 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 1.7% in the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 476,224 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $93,707,000 after purchasing an additional 8,140 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 10.2% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 385,292 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $64,741,000 after purchasing an additional 35,681 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Affiliated Managers Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $71,779,000. Institutional investors own 95.30% of the company's stock.

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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