Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for AMG Q4 Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $7.02 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $7.03. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group’s Q3 2026 earnings at $6.02 EPS.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The asset manager reported $6.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.03 by $0.50. Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 25.06% and a return on equity of 16.17%.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $193.00 to $191.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $198.40.

Affiliated Managers Group Price Performance

Affiliated Managers Group stock opened at $167.44 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Affiliated Managers Group has a 12 month low of $147.13 and a 12 month high of $199.52. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $172.65 and its 200-day moving average is $180.29.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMG. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 6,147 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,137,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 79.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 140 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 37.1% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 255 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,898 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $536,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 888 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $164,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.30% of the company’s stock.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.02%. Affiliated Managers Group’s payout ratio is 0.26%.

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.