Q4 EPS Forecast for Affiliated Managers Group Cut by Analyst

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $8.12 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $8.13. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Barrington Research raised their price target on Affiliated Managers Group from $285.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 price objective on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $328.67.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Affiliated Managers Group stock opened at $270.90 on Thursday. Affiliated Managers Group has a twelve month low of $139.22 and a twelve month high of $283.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $255.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $228.15. The firm has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.13, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.22.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The asset manager reported $6.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.88 by $0.22. Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 26.01% and a return on equity of 16.75%. The firm had revenue of $528.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $543.39 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.82 earnings per share. Affiliated Managers Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Affiliated Managers Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.24%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Affiliated Managers Group

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMG. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group in the 1st quarter worth about $16,060,000. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 37.1% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 377 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 10.2% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 385,292 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $64,741,000 after buying an additional 35,681 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $2,171,000. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group in the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. 95.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Affiliated Managers Group

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc, through its affiliates, operates as an investment management company providing investment management services to mutual funds, institutional clients,retails and high net worth individuals in the United States. It provides advisory or sub-advisory services to mutual funds.