AMG vs. IVZ, CNS, VRTS, BEN, JHG, LAZ, HLNE, STEP, MC, and APAM
Should you be buying Affiliated Managers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Affiliated Managers Group include Invesco (IVZ), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Franklin Resources (BEN), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Lazard (LAZ), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), StepStone Group (STEP), Moelis & Company (MC), and Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM). These companies are all part of the "investment advice" industry.
Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Invesco received 201 more outperform votes than Affiliated Managers Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.06% of users gave Affiliated Managers Group an outperform vote while only 66.19% of users gave Invesco an outperform vote.
Affiliated Managers Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Invesco. Invesco 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.
Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Invesco had 26 more articles in the media than Affiliated Managers Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Invesco and 3 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group. Affiliated Managers Group's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Invesco's score of 0.03 indicating that Affiliated Managers Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Invesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Invesco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Affiliated Managers Group has a net margin of 32.71% compared to Invesco's net margin of -1.74%. Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity of 16.29% beat Invesco's return on equity.
Affiliated Managers Group currently has a consensus price target of $171.20, indicating a potential upside of 6.42%. Invesco has a consensus price target of $16.79, indicating a potential upside of 14.07%. Given Invesco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Invesco is more favorable than Affiliated Managers Group.
Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Invesco pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Invesco pays out -106.7% 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. Invesco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Affiliated Managers Group beats Invesco on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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