Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) Financial Review

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Artisan Partners Asset Management and Site Centers”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.25 billion	2.18	$290.32 million	$4.12	8.13
Site Centers	$113.49 million	1.43	$177.86 million	$2.41	1.28

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Site Centers. Site Centers 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.

Risk and Volatility

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Site Centers has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Site Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Site Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Artisan Partners Asset Management and Site Centers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1	4	1	0	2.00
Site Centers	2	1	0	0	1.33

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $36.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Site Centers has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.09%. Given Site Centers’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Site Centers is more favorable than Artisan Partners Asset Management.

Profitability

This table compares Artisan Partners Asset Management and Site Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	24.08%	73.11%	21.93%
Site Centers	219.18%	40.56%	27.81%

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Site Centers on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Artisan Partners Asset Management

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. is publicly owned investment manager. It provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, government entities, private funds and non-U.S. funds, as well as mutual funds, non-U.S. funds and collective trusts. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across all market capitalization. For fixed income component of its portfolio the firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds and secured and unsecured loans. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolios. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; New York City; San Francisco, California; Leawood, Kansas; and London, United Kingdom.

About Site Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.