AlphaQuest LLC Has $272,000 Position in Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG)

AlphaQuest LLC cut its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMGFree Report) by 88.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,473 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 10,795 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC’s holdings in Affiliated Managers Group were worth $272,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its stake in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 6,147 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,137,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group by 79.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 140 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Affiliated Managers Group by 37.1% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 255 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 1.9% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,712 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $838,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Affiliated Managers Group by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 888 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. 95.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMG has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barrington Research boosted their price target on shares of Affiliated Managers Group from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Affiliated Managers Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $193.00 to $191.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Affiliated Managers Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $198.40.

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Affiliated Managers Group Stock Performance

NYSE AMG opened at $163.62 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $175.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $180.29. The firm has a market cap of $4.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.84, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 2.13. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $147.13 and a 1 year high of $199.52.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMGGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The asset manager reported $6.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.03 by $0.50. Affiliated Managers Group had a net margin of 25.06% and a return on equity of 16.17%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. will post 22.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Affiliated Managers Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. 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 (DPR) is currently 0.26%.

Affiliated Managers Group Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG)

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