Sculptor Capital Management (NYSE:SCU) and Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sculptor Capital Management and Artisan Partners Asset Management's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Sculptor Capital Management | $597.35 million | 2.11 | $7.05 million | $3.11 | 7.14 |
| Artisan Partners Asset Management | $799 million | 4.67 | $156.54 million | $2.67 | 20.38 |
Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Sculptor Capital Management. Sculptor Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artisan Partners Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Sculptor Capital Management and Artisan Partners Asset Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Sculptor Capital Management | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Artisan Partners Asset Management | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Sculptor Capital Management currently has a consensus price target of $22.3750, indicating a potential upside of 0.74%. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus price target of $52.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.83%. Given Sculptor Capital Management's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sculptor Capital Management is more favorable than Artisan Partners Asset Management.
Dividends
Sculptor Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $9.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 42.3%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Sculptor Capital Management pays out 302.3% 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 145.3% 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares Sculptor Capital Management and Artisan Partners Asset Management's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Sculptor Capital Management | 1.22% | 74.87% | 9.89% |
| Artisan Partners Asset Management | 21.73% | 179.65% | 23.80% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
20.3% of Sculptor Capital Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Sculptor Capital Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Sculptor Capital Management has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Sculptor Capital Management on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
