Moelis & Company (MC) Competitors

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor APAM or MC?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 6 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Moelis & Company and 4 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.64 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moelis & Company	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer APAM or MC?

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. Moelis & Company has a consensus price target of $70.29, indicating a potential upside of 4.00%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Moelis & Company is more favorable than Artisan Partners Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Moelis & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Which has more risk & volatility, APAM or MC?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APAM or MC a better dividend stock?

Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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. Moelis & Company pays out 102.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moelis & Company has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Artisan Partners Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is APAM or MC more profitable?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 23.87% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 14.31%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 71.72% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	23.87%	71.72%	19.47%
Moelis & Company	14.31%	42.72%	17.12%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in APAM or MC?

86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, APAM or MC?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Moelis & Company. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moelis & Company, 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	3.16	$259.75M	$3.76	11.59
Moelis & Company	$1.19B	4.44	$136.02M	$2.54	26.61

Summary

Moelis & Company beats Artisan Partners Asset Management on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.