Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of AMG Q1 Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Affiliated Managers Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $5.09 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.11. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $20.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $4.96 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.72 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $7.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $22.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $26.98 EPS.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The asset manager reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.84 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $525.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $521.87 million. Affiliated Managers Group had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 27.02%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.08 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Barrington Research reduced their price target on Affiliated Managers Group from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $204.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, TD Cowen cut shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $226.00 to $177.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Affiliated Managers Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $196.50.

Affiliated Managers Group Stock Performance

Shares of Affiliated Managers Group stock opened at $187.64 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $187.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $175.60. The company has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.24, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.15. Affiliated Managers Group has a one year low of $145.36 and a one year high of $199.52.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Affiliated Managers Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.26%.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMG. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 481.3% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 186 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Affiliated Managers Group in the third quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group during the third quarter worth about $47,000. 95.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Affiliated Managers Group Company Profile

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.