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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

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 6.5%. Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Artisan Partners Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to APAM or MC?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 3 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Moelis & Company and 11 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Moelis & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Artisan Partners Asset Management's score of 0.94 indicating that Moelis & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artisan Partners Asset Management	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moelis & Company	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer APAM or MC?

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $43.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.73%. Moelis & Company has a consensus price target of $69.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.64%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Moelis & Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Moelis & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals and insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better 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	3.28	$259.75M	$3.76	12.02
Moelis & Company	$1.19B	4.85	$136.02M	$2.54	29.07

Which has more volatility & risk, APAM or MC?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Summary

Moelis & Company beats Artisan Partners Asset Management on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.