Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.

NYSE:APAM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.7b

Artisan Partners Asset Management Valuation

Is APAM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of APAM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: APAM ($46.86) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($67.69)

Significantly Below Fair Value: APAM is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for APAM?

Key metric: As APAM is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for APAM. This is calculated by dividing APAM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is APAM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.1x
EarningsUS$232.65m
Market CapUS$3.73b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does APAM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for APAM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.8x
VCTR Victory Capital Holdings
16.1x31.5%US$4.3b
CNS Cohen & Steers
37.2xn/aUS$5.1b
AMG Affiliated Managers Group
10.3x0.4%US$5.5b
DBRG DigitalBridge Group
11.6x-23.4%US$2.3b
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management
14.1x6.9%US$3.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: APAM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.1x) compared to the peer average (18.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does APAM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

22 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
4xn/aUS$2.52b
CET Central Securities
4.5xn/aUS$1.32b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.1xn/aUS$1.16b
MUDS Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
3.4xn/aUS$401.64m
APAM 14.1xIndustry Avg. 23.7xNo. of Companies75PE020406080100+
22 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: APAM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.1x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (23.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is APAM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

APAM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.1x
Fair PE Ratio15.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: APAM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst APAM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$46.86
US$44.25
-5.6%
8.2%US$50.00US$40.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$44.48
US$43.75
-1.6%
8.6%US$50.00US$40.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$42.49
US$42.13
-0.9%
10.8%US$50.00US$39.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$41.59
US$41.94
+0.8%
11.2%US$50.00US$38.75n/a4
Aug ’25US$42.36
US$41.88
-1.1%
11.3%US$50.00US$38.50n/a4
Jul ’25US$40.22
US$42.56
+5.8%
10.9%US$50.00US$37.25n/a4
Jun ’25US$44.03
US$42.19
-4.2%
11.6%US$50.00US$36.75n/a4
May ’25US$40.84
US$42.25
+3.5%
11.4%US$50.00US$37.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$45.49
US$42.00
-7.7%
6.1%US$45.00US$38.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$43.69
US$41.31
-5.4%
8.9%US$45.00US$35.25n/a4
Feb ’25US$43.98
US$41.31
-6.1%
8.9%US$45.00US$35.25n/a4
Jan ’25US$44.18
US$38.25
-13.4%
14.0%US$42.00US$29.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$38.26
US$34.38
-10.2%
13.5%US$41.00US$28.50n/a4
Nov ’24US$33.76
US$35.00
+3.7%
13.6%US$41.00US$28.00US$44.484
Oct ’24US$37.42
US$37.63
+0.5%
14.4%US$45.00US$30.50US$42.494
Sep ’24US$38.99
US$38.06
-2.4%
12.8%US$45.00US$32.25US$41.594
Aug ’24US$41.23
US$37.63
-8.7%
14.4%US$45.00US$30.50US$42.364
Jul ’24US$39.31
US$34.60
-12.0%
10.3%US$40.00US$30.00US$40.225
Jun ’24US$32.16
US$34.45
+7.1%
10.9%US$40.00US$29.25US$44.035
May ’24US$34.56
US$33.75
-2.3%
12.2%US$40.00US$28.50US$40.846
Apr ’24US$31.98
US$32.67
+2.1%
14.1%US$40.00US$26.00US$45.496
Mar ’24US$33.22
US$33.95
+2.2%
10.4%US$40.00US$29.71US$43.696
Feb ’24US$37.14
US$32.50
-12.5%
12.4%US$39.00US$28.00US$43.986
Jan ’24US$29.70
US$30.83
+3.8%
10.7%US$35.00US$25.00US$44.186
Dec ’23US$34.97
US$29.50
-15.6%
10.7%US$35.00US$25.00US$38.266
Nov ’23US$29.05
US$28.67
-1.3%
14.2%US$37.00US$25.00US$33.766

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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