Q4 EPS Estimate for Affiliated Managers Group Cut by Analyst

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Affiliated Managers Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $7.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 data 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 return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 25.06%.

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

Affiliated Managers Group Trading Down 1.9 %

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

Affiliated Managers Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.01 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is 0.26%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMG. Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,184,130 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $218,975,000 after buying an additional 373,696 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $68,683,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 10,522.8% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 190,360 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 188,568 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 79.1% in the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 423,994 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $78,405,000 after purchasing an additional 187,290 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 119.2% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 305,497 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $56,493,000 after purchasing an additional 166,144 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.