Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) Competitors

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) and Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend SEIC or AMG?

SEI Investments currently has a consensus target price of $102.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.83%. Affiliated Managers Group has a consensus target price of $215.20, indicating a potential downside of 3.95%. Given SEI Investments' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Affiliated Managers Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Affiliated Managers Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to SEIC or AMG?

In the previous week, Affiliated Managers Group had 7 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group and 19 mentions for SEI Investments. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Affiliated Managers Group's score of 1.03 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEI Investments	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Affiliated Managers Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SEIC or AMG?

SEI Investments has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEIC or AMG more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 31.25% compared to Affiliated Managers Group's net margin of 21.79%. SEI Investments' return on equity of 29.96% beat Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEI Investments	31.25%	29.96%	26.10%
Affiliated Managers Group	21.79%	16.11%	7.68%

Is SEIC or AMG a better dividend stock?

SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. SEI Investments pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years. SEI Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SEIC or AMG?

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Affiliated Managers Group. Affiliated Managers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, 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
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.21	$581.19M	$5.33	16.81
Affiliated Managers Group	$2.04B	3.12	$511.60M	$13.70	16.35

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SEIC or AMG?

70.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.3% of SEI Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SEI Investments beats Affiliated Managers Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.