Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) Competitors

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) and Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Is AAMI or MC a better dividend stock?

Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Acadian Asset Management pays out 1.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moelis & Company pays out 102.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moelis & Company has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Moelis & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer AAMI or MC?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 6 more articles in the media than Acadian Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Moelis & Company and 2 mentions for Acadian Asset Management. Moelis & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Acadian Asset Management's score of 0.83 indicating that Moelis & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moelis & Company	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AAMI or MC?

Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AAMI or MC?

Acadian Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of $31.67, suggesting a potential downside of 32.88%. Moelis & Company has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.35%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Moelis & Company is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Moelis & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAMI or MC?

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AAMI or MC?

Moelis & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Asset Management. Acadian Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moelis & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	3.34	$85M	$2.40	19.66
Moelis & Company	$1.19B	4.89	$136.02M	$2.54	29.31

Is AAMI or MC more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 14.31%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 174.31% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Asset Management	16.65%	174.31%	17.56%
Moelis & Company	14.31%	42.72%	17.12%

Summary

Moelis & Company beats Acadian Asset Management on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.