Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Competitors

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer APAM or SEIC?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 7 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for SEI Investments and 13 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat SEI Investments' score of 1.04 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artisan Partners Asset Management	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEI Investments	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APAM or SEIC more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 31.25% compared to Artisan Partners Asset Management's net margin of 23.87%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 71.72% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	23.87%	71.72%	19.47%
SEI Investments	31.25%	29.96%	26.10%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APAM or SEIC?

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management 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
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.14B	3.18	$259.75M	$3.76	11.91
SEI Investments	$2.21B	4.85	$581.19M	$5.33	16.22

Which has more risk and volatility, APAM or SEIC?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend APAM or SEIC?

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $39.30, suggesting a potential downside of 12.26%. SEI Investments has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.99%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SEI Investments 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is APAM or SEIC a better dividend stock?

Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SEI Investments pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APAM or SEIC?

86.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SEI Investments beats Artisan Partners Asset Management on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.