Critical Contrast: Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) & Calamos Global Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CGO)

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and Calamos Global Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CGO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Affiliated Managers Group and Calamos Global Total Return Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Affiliated Managers Group	0	0	7	1	3.12
Calamos Global Total Return Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00

Affiliated Managers Group presently has a consensus price target of $370.86, suggesting a potential downside of 0.47%. Given Affiliated Managers Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Affiliated Managers Group is more favorable than Calamos Global Total Return Fund.

Profitability

This table compares Affiliated Managers Group and Calamos Global Total Return Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Affiliated Managers Group	37.72%	21.94%	9.72%
Calamos Global Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Affiliated Managers Group 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.

Dividends

Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Calamos Global Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Affiliated Managers Group and Calamos Global Total Return Fund”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Affiliated Managers Group	$2.27 billion	4.34	$716.60 million	$28.87	12.91
Calamos Global Total Return Fund	$44.42 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Affiliated Managers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Global Total Return Fund.

Summary

Affiliated Managers Group beats Calamos Global Total Return Fund on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. These funds are distributed to retail, high net worth and institutional clients directly and through intermediaries, including independent investment advisors, retirement plan sponsors, broker-dealers, major fund marketplaces, and bank trust departments. The company also offers investment products in various investment styles in the institutional distribution channel, including small, small/mid, mid, and large capitalization value and growth equity, and emerging markets. In addition, it offers quantitative, alternative, and fixed income products, and manages assets for foundations and endowments, defined benefit, and defined contribution plans for corporations and municipalities. Affiliated Managers Group provides investment management or customized investment counseling and fiduciary services. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. was formed in 1993 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida with additional offices in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts; Stamford, Connecticut; London, United Kingdom; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Sydney, Australia; Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan, Zurich, Switzerland and Delaware.

About Calamos Global Total Return Fund

Calamos Global Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. It is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in equities, convertible bonds, and high yield corporate bonds. It employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against MSCI World Index. Calamos Global Total Return Fund was formed on March 30, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.