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After finishing at $39.85 in the prior trading day, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (NYSE: APAM) closed at $38.63, down -3.06%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. APAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.414 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.58.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of APAM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
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 this company, TD Cowen on January 04, 2024, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $41.
On March 07, 2023, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $33 to $27.
On October 19, 2022, Credit Suisse started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $25.Credit Suisse initiated its Neutral rating on October 19, 2022, with a $25 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when Ramirez Gregory K sold 5,905 shares for $43.16 per share. The transaction valued at 254,846 led to the insider holds 104,836 shares of the business.
Ramirez Gregory K bought 5,905 shares of APAM for $254,846 on Mar 07 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, APAM now has a Market Capitalization of 2704328192 and an Enterprise Value of 3097812992. As of this moment, Artisan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.786 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.207.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for APAM is 1.76, which has changed by -0.09573972 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, APAM has reached a high of $48.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.63%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 495.36K shares per day over the past 3-months and 746100 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 70.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 68.13M. Insiders hold about 2.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.41% stake in the company. Shares short for APAM as of 1740700800 were 2595662 with a Short Ratio of 5.24, compared to 1738281600 on 2499371. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2595662 and a Short% of Float of 5.87.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, APAM’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.98, compared to 2.96 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07478043The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.45.
