Moelis & Company (MC) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MC or APAM?

91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by 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.

Is MC or APAM 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
Moelis & Company	14.31%	42.72%	17.12%
Artisan Partners Asset Management	23.87%	71.72%	19.47%

Does the media favor MC or APAM?

In the previous week, Artisan Partners Asset Management had 2 more articles in the media than Moelis & Company. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management and 7 mentions for Moelis & Company. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Moelis & Company's score of 1.52 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moelis & Company	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Artisan Partners Asset Management	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MC or APAM?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Moelis & Company	$1.38B	3.93	$136.02M	$2.54	27.30
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.14B	3.21	$259.75M	$3.76	12.02

Is MC or APAM a better dividend stock?

Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. 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 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, MC or APAM?

Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MC or APAM?

Moelis & Company presently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.84%. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus price target of $39.30, indicating a potential downside of 13.05%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Moelis & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

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