Barrington Research Has Positive Outlook of AMG Q3 Earnings

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a report issued on Thursday, October 9th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $5.85 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $5.75. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $285.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Affiliated Managers Group’s current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Affiliated Managers Group’s FY2025 earnings at $23.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $27.25 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Affiliated Managers Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. TD Cowen upgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $214.00 to $255.00 in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Cowen upgraded Affiliated Managers Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Affiliated Managers Group to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seven have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $272.60.

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Down 4.6%

Shares of AMG opened at $230.66 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.55 billion, a PE ratio of 16.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $229.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $197.87. Affiliated Managers Group has a 12 month low of $139.22 and a 12 month high of $250.15.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The asset manager reported $5.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.26 by $0.13. Affiliated Managers Group had a return on equity of 16.11% and a net margin of 21.79%.The firm had revenue of $493.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $506.46 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.67 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 25th. Investors of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Affiliated Managers Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.29%.

Insider Transactions at Affiliated Managers Group

In other Affiliated Managers Group news, COO Thomas M. Wojcik sold 16,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.03, for a total value of $3,696,480.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 158,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,666,771.30. The trade was a 9.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 4.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Redwood Investment Management LLC raised its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 0.9% in the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 7,775 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Guinness Asset Management LTD raised its position in Affiliated Managers Group by 2.4% in the second quarter. Guinness Asset Management LTD now owns 3,196 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $629,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 11.8% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 737 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 6.5% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,333 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $318,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 38.1% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 301 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.30% of the company’s stock.

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.