Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Competitors

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor APAM or HLI?

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 1 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 8 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Artisan Partners Asset Management's score of 1.50 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artisan Partners Asset Management	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Houlihan Lokey	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APAM or HLI?

Artisan Partners Asset Management received 38 more outperform votes than Houlihan Lokey when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.53% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 52.41% of users gave Artisan Partners Asset Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Artisan Partners Asset Management	Outperform Votes 337 52.41%	Underperform Votes 306 47.59%
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 299 60.53%	Underperform Votes 195 39.47%

Which has more volatility & risk, APAM or HLI?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APAM or HLI more profitable?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 23.36% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 16.00%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 74.02% beat Houlihan Lokey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	23.36%	74.02%	18.39%
Houlihan Lokey	16.00%	20.04%	12.06%

Do analysts rate APAM or HLI?

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $39.63, indicating a potential upside of 7.12%. Houlihan Lokey has a consensus target price of $183.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.19%. Given Houlihan Lokey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Houlihan Lokey is more favorable than Artisan Partners Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Houlihan Lokey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, APAM or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, 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
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.11B	2.67	$259.70M	$3.64	10.16
Houlihan Lokey	$2.24B	5.07	$280.30M	$5.24	30.92

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APAM or HLI?

86.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is APAM or HLI a better dividend stock?

Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 92.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Houlihan Lokey pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats Artisan Partners Asset Management on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.