Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AMG or SEIC?

Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMG or SEIC?

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Affiliated Managers Group. SEI Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Affiliated Managers Group, 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
Affiliated Managers Group	$2.03B	3.42	$511.60M	$13.70	17.83
SEI Investments	$2.21B	4.83	$581.19M	$5.33	16.18

Is AMG or SEIC a better dividend stock?

Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 18.4% 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 increased 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMG or SEIC?

95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AMG or SEIC?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 2 more articles in the media than Affiliated Managers Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SEI Investments and 12 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Affiliated Managers Group's score of 1.12 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Affiliated Managers Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEI Investments	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMG or SEIC 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
Affiliated Managers Group	21.79%	16.11%	7.68%
SEI Investments	31.25%	29.96%	26.10%

Do analysts rate AMG or SEIC?

Affiliated Managers Group currently has a consensus price target of $242.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.77%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $102.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.26%. Given SEI Investments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Affiliated Managers Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Affiliated Managers Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

SEI Investments beats Affiliated Managers Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.