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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts recommend MC or APAM?

Moelis & Company currently has a consensus price target of $64.17, suggesting a potential downside of 8.84%. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus price target of $39.10, suggesting a potential downside of 18.71%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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

Is MC or APAM more profitable?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 23.24% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 13.22%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 73.48% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moelis & Company	13.22%	40.89%	15.58%
Artisan Partners Asset Management	23.24%	73.48%	19.18%

Which has preferable 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	$1.19B	4.63	$136.02M	$2.18	32.29
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.11B	3.49	$259.75M	$3.62	13.29

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 $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Moelis & Company pays out 119.3% 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 75.1% 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.

Does the media prefer MC or APAM?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 1 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Moelis & Company and 6 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.93 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Artisan Partners Asset Management	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MC or APAM?

Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Summary

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