Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM) is a global investment management firm that provides active investment strategies to institutional investors, financial intermediaries and private clients. The company operates through affiliated investment teams with distinct approaches, investment philosophies and areas of expertise.

Artisan Partners offers a range of equity, fixed-income and alternative investment strategies. Its products and services include separately managed accounts, mutual funds, collective investment trusts and other investment vehicles designed for institutions, wealth managers and individual investors. Strategies may focus on areas such as global, international, emerging-market, U.S. and thematic equities, as well as credit and other fixed-income markets.

The firm was established in 1994 and has expanded its client and investment operations internationally. Artisan Partners serves clients in the United States and a range of overseas markets through offices and affiliated entities in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Eric R. Colson serves as the company’s chief executive officer and president.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.80 to $34.78
• 50-Day Range: $34.39 to $43.61
• 52-Week Range: $33.68 to $46.53
• Volume: 1.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 787,517 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.37
• Dividend Yield: 9.28%
• Price Target: $37.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Artisan Partners Asset Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Artisan Partners Asset Management scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 662nd out of 836 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Artisan Partners Asset Management has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Artisan Partners Asset Management is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Artisan Partners Asset Management has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Artisan Partners Asset Management are expected to decrease by -0.51% in the coming year, from $3.91 to $3.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Artisan Partners Asset Management is 8.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Artisan Partners Asset Management is 8.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a P/B Ratio of 5.81. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.18% of the float of Artisan Partners Asset Management has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Artisan Partners Asset Management has recently increased by 9.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Artisan Partners Asset Management is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.17%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Artisan Partners Asset Management does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Artisan Partners Asset Management is 77.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Artisan Partners Asset Management will have a dividend payout ratio of 82.26% in the coming year. This indicates that Artisan Partners Asset Management may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Artisan Partners Asset Management this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for APAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Artisan Partners Asset Management insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $298,130.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.30% of the stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.45% of the stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:APAM
• CIK: 1517302
• Web: www.artisanpartners.com
• Phone: (414) 390-6100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 567
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Artisan Partners Asset Management: $37.25
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $31.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $290.32 million
• Net Margins: 24.08%
• Pretax Margin: 38.79%
• Return on Equity: 73.11%
• Return on Assets: 21.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.33
• Cash Flow: $4.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.55
• Book Value: $5.93 per share
• Price / Book: 5.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 81,070,000
• Free Float: 71,912,000
• Market Cap: $2.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.70