Reviewing Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) & Its Competitors

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is one of 86 publicly-traded companies in the “Investment advice” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Acadian Asset Management to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Dividends

Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Acadian Asset Management pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Investment advice” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 59.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Asset Management	16.81%	1,000.27%	18.11%
Acadian Asset Management Competitors	9.88%	125.09%	6.99%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60 million	$85.00 million	11.01
Acadian Asset Management Competitors	$2.33 billion	$352.89 million	32.55

Acadian Asset Management’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Asset Management. Acadian Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Acadian Asset Management and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Asset Management	0	1	0	0	2.00
Acadian Asset Management Competitors	864	4149	4246	163	2.39

Acadian Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. As a group, “Investment advice” companies have a potential upside of 10.08%. Given Acadian Asset Management’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acadian Asset Management has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies 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.

Risk and Volatility

Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management’s peers have a beta of 1.03, indicating that their average share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Acadian Asset Management peers beat Acadian Asset Management on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Acadian Asset Management Company Profile

Acadian Asset Management Inc. is a publically owned asset management holding company. The firm provides its services to individuals and institutions. It manages separate client focused portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm also launches equity mutual funds for its clients. It invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets through its subsidiaries. The firm was founded in 1980 is based Boston, Massachusetts. It was formally known as BrightSphere Investment Group plc. BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. was formed in 1980 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.