Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for AMG Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research lowered its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Affiliated Managers Group to $7.18, down from $7.19, maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Affiliated Managers Group stock has received recent upgrades from multiple analysts, including a price target increase from Barrington Research to $285.00.
• The company recently paid a $0.01 quarterly dividend, representing an annualized yield of 0.0%, along with a payout ratio of 0.29%.

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $7.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $7.19. Zacks Research currently has a "Hold" 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 $5.83 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $7.31 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $7.70 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Cowen upgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barrington Research upped their target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $240.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $272.60.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Affiliated Managers Group stock opened at $239.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $230.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $199.00. Affiliated Managers Group has a 1-year low of $139.22 and a 1-year high of $250.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.45, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.21.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The asset manager reported $5.39 earnings per share 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 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 company earned $4.67 earnings per share. Affiliated Managers Group's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Thomas M. Wojcik sold 16,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief operating officer owned 158,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,666,771.30. This represents a 9.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 4.20% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Affiliated Managers Group

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 18.4% during 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 during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 38.1% during 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 during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 785.2% during 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 during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd lifted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 189.9% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Goodman Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 1.6% during 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 during the last quarter. 95.30% of the stock is 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.

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