What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for AMG FY2025 Earnings?

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research note issued on Monday, November 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $24.82 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $23.44. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $8.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $6.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $27.75 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $6.97 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $7.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $32.08 EPS.

AMG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. UBS Group set a $295.00 price objective on Affiliated Managers Group in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Affiliated Managers Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 target price on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seven have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $290.33.

Affiliated Managers Group Price Performance

Shares of AMG opened at $268.13 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $245.85 and its 200-day moving average is $218.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.54 billion, a PE ratio of 19.57, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.25. Affiliated Managers Group has a fifty-two week low of $139.22 and a fifty-two week high of $271.48.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The asset manager reported $6.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.88 by $0.22. Affiliated Managers Group had a return on equity of 16.11% and a net margin of 21.79%.The firm had revenue of $528.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $543.39 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.82 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. Affiliated Managers Group’s payout ratio is presently 0.24%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Thomas M. Wojcik sold 16,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 158,710 shares in the company, valued at $36,666,771.30. This represents a 9.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 4.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Affiliated Managers Group

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 428.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 132 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Affiliated Managers Group in the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Affiliated Managers Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 189.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 142 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S acquired a new stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. 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.