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The price of Affiliated Managers Group Inc (NYSE: AMG) closed at $170.08 in the last session, up 0.95% from day before closing price of $168.48. In other words, the price has increased by $0.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.18 million shares were traded. AMG stock price reached its highest trading level at $171.535 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $168.89.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AMG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.78.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Goldman on January 06, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $191 from $193 previously.
On November 05, 2024, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $226 to $177.
On January 04, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $185.TD Cowen initiated its Outperform rating on January 04, 2024, with a $185 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 20 ’24 when Horgen Jay C. sold 9,300 shares for $169.93 per share. The transaction valued at 1,580,349 led to the insider holds 367,976 shares of the business.
Horgen Jay C. sold 9,000 shares of AMG for $1,547,820 on Aug 19 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 377,276 shares after completing the transaction at $171.98 per share. On Aug 16 ’24, another insider, Wojcik Thomas M, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 4,786 shares for $172.71 each. As a result, the insider received 826,590 and left with 84,392 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AMG now has a Market Capitalization of 5140685312 and an Enterprise Value of 8070833152. As of this moment, Affiliated’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.97. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.955 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.387.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AMG is 1.17, which has changed by 0.08927882 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22894537 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AMG has reached a high of $199.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $147.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.52%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AMG traded on average about 197.70K shares per day over the past 3-months and 220510 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 30.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 29.31M. Insiders hold about 2.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.81% stake in the company. Shares short for AMG as of 1738281600 were 628717 with a Short Ratio of 3.18, compared to 1735603200 on 502521. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 628717 and a Short% of Float of 2.77.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AMG is 0.04, which was 0.04 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0002374169The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.25. The current Payout Ratio is 0.26% for AMG, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739836800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-03-30 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
