Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of AMG Q1 Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $5.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 released its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The asset manager reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.84 by ($0.02). Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 27.02% and a return on equity of 16.76%. The business had revenue of $525.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $521.87 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.08 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

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

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of Affiliated Managers Group stock opened at $187.64 on Friday. Affiliated Managers Group has a 12 month low of $145.36 and a 12 month high of $199.52. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $187.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $175.83. The firm has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.15.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMG. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 9,902 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,547,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 21.4% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 471 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,712 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $838,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. Kendall Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Kendall Capital Management now owns 4,135 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $646,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Foundry Partners LLC grew its stake in Affiliated Managers Group by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 3,781 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $672,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. 95.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

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

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.