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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$1.19B	4.79	$136.02M	$2.54	28.69
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.11B	3.42	$259.75M	$3.76	12.54

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%

Do analysts prefer MC or APAM?

Moelis & Company presently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.43%. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus price target of $39.30, indicating a potential downside of 16.66%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, MC or APAM?

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

Does the media refer more to MC or APAM?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 16 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Moelis & Company and 8 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Moelis & Company's score of 1.18 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Artisan Partners Asset Management	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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 3.6%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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 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.

Summary

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