Critical Survey: Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) vs. Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM)

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Artisan Partners Asset Management and Green Street Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.20 billion	2.81	$290.30 million	$4.01	10.38
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Artisan Partners Asset Management and Green Street Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	0	4	2	0	2.33
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Artisan Partners Asset Management and Green Street Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	24.26%	73.74%	21.39%
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Green Street Capital on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Artisan Partners Asset Management

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. is publicly owned investment manager. It provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, government entities, private funds and non-U.S. funds, as well as mutual funds, non-U.S. funds and collective trusts. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across all market capitalization. For fixed income component of its portfolio the firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds and secured and unsecured loans. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolios. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; New York City; San Francisco, California; Leawood, Kansas; and London, United Kingdom.

About Green Street Capital

Green Street Capital Corp. invests in environmental technology companies that require capital for expansion or are pursuing acquisition strategies. It also recycles grease trap waste for the production of biomass feedstock used in blending biofuels. Green Street Capital Corp. was formerly known as Jaguar Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Green Street Capital Corp. in July 2010. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.