How to buy Affiliated Managers Group stock | $77.48

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc is an asset management business based in the US. Affiliated Managers Group shares (AMG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Affiliated Managers Group employs 4,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2 billion.

How to buy shares in Affiliated Managers Group

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Affiliated Managers Group. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: AMG. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Affiliated Managers Group reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$77.48, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Affiliated Managers Group, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Affiliated Managers Group. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Affiliated Managers Group share price

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Affiliated Managers Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$77.48
52-week range	USD$44.351 - USD$102.79
50-day moving average	USD$92.3553
200-day moving average	USD$77.0374
Wall St. target price	USD$89.25
PE ratio	44.6228
Dividend yield	USD$0.04 (0.04%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.28

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Affiliated Managers Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $77.48 from 2020-10-19

1 week (2021-01-15)	-29.77%
1 month (2020-12-23)	-23.74%
3 months (2020-10-23)	-2.42%
6 months (2020-07-23)	7.16%

1 year (2020-01-23)	-9.35%
2 years (2019-01-23)	-27.25%
3 years (2018-01-23)	212.92
5 years (2016-01-22)	134.53

Is Affiliated Managers Group under- or over-valued?

Valuing Affiliated Managers Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Affiliated Managers Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Affiliated Managers Group's P/E ratio

Affiliated Managers Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 45x. In other words, Affiliated Managers Group shares trade at around 45x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Affiliated Managers Group's PEG ratio

Affiliated Managers Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.7983. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Affiliated Managers Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Affiliated Managers Group's EBITDA

Affiliated Managers Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$634 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Affiliated Managers Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Affiliated Managers Group financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2 billion
Operating margin TTM	26.87%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.3 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.44%
Return on equity TTM	7.73%
Profit margin	5.36%
Book value	$62.751
Market capitalisation	USD$4.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Affiliated Managers Group shares

There are currently 2.3 million Affiliated Managers Group shares held short by investors – that's known as Affiliated Managers Group's "short interest". This figure is 47.6% up from 1.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Affiliated Managers Group shares can be evaluated.

Affiliated Managers Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Affiliated Managers Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Affiliated Managers Group shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Affiliated Managers Group shares traded daily (recently around 381512.5). Affiliated Managers Group's SIR currently stands at 6. In other words for every 100,000 Affiliated Managers Group shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6000 shares are currently held short.

However Affiliated Managers Group's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Affiliated Managers Group shares, or, against the total number of tradable Affiliated Managers Group shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Affiliated Managers Group's short interest could be expressed as 0.05% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Affiliated Managers Group shares in existence, roughly 50 shares are currently held short) or 0.0721% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Affiliated Managers Group shares, roughly 72 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Affiliated Managers Group.

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Affiliated Managers Group's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Affiliated Managers Group.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Affiliated Managers Group's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 26.2

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Affiliated Managers Group's overall score of 26.2 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 36th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Affiliated Managers Group is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Affiliated Managers Group's environmental score

Environmental score: 1.46/100

Affiliated Managers Group's environmental score of 1.46 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Affiliated Managers Group is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Affiliated Managers Group's social score

Social score: 10.26/100

Affiliated Managers Group's social score of 10.26 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Affiliated Managers Group is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Affiliated Managers Group's governance score

Governance score: 11.48/100

Affiliated Managers Group's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Affiliated Managers Group is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Affiliated Managers Group's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Affiliated Managers Group scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Affiliated Managers Group has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	26.2
Total ESG percentile	36.32
Environmental score	1.46
Environmental score percentile	3
Social score	10.26
Social score percentile	3
Governance score	11.48
Governance score percentile	3
Level of controversy	1

Affiliated Managers Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 2.56% of net profits

Recently Affiliated Managers Group has paid out, on average, around 2.56% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.04% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Affiliated Managers Group shareholders could enjoy a 0.04% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Affiliated Managers Group's case, that would currently equate to about $0.04 per share.

While Affiliated Managers Group's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Affiliated Managers Group is investing more in its future growth.

Affiliated Managers Group's most recent dividend payout was on 20 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Affiliated Managers Group's shares ever split?

Affiliated Managers Group's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 30 March 2004. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Affiliated Managers Group shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Affiliated Managers Group shares which in turn could have impacted Affiliated Managers Group's share price.

Affiliated Managers Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Affiliated Managers Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $44.351 up to $102.79. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Affiliated Managers Group's is 1.431. This would suggest that Affiliated Managers Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Affiliated Managers Group overview

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., through its affiliates, operates as an asset management company providing investment management services to mutual funds, institutional clients, and high net worth individuals in the United States. It provides advisory or subadvisory services to mutual funds. These funds are distributed to retail and institutional clients directly and through intermediaries, including independent investment advisors, retirement plan sponsors, broker-dealers, major fund marketplaces, and bank trust departments. The company also offers investment products in various investment styles in the institutional distribution channel, including small, small/mid, mid, and large capitalization value and growth equity, and emerging markets. In addition, it offers quantitative, alternative, and fixed income products, and manages assets for foundations and endowments, defined benefit, and defined contribution plans for corporations and municipalities. Affiliated Managers Group provides investment management or customized investment counseling and fiduciary services. The company was formed as a corporation under the laws of Delaware in 1993. Affiliated Managers Group is based in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Affiliated Managers Group is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.233% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by insiders and 106.097% by institutions.

• How many people work for Affiliated Managers Group?

  Latest data suggests 4,000 work at Affiliated Managers Group.

• When does the fiscal year end for Affiliated Managers Group?

  Affiliated Managers Group's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Affiliated Managers Group based?

  Affiliated Managers Group's address is: 777 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL, United States, 33401

• What is Affiliated Managers Group's ISIN number?

  Affiliated Managers Group's international securities identification number is: US0082521081

• What is Affiliated Managers Group's CUSIP number?

  Affiliated Managers Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 008252108