The price-to-earnings ratio for Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (NYSE: APAM) is above average at 10.86x. The 36-month beta value for APAM is also noteworthy at 1.65. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for APAM is 68.54M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.86% of that float. The average trading volume of APAM on May 02, 2025 was 628.32K shares.
APAM) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (NYSE: APAM) has increased by 4.14 when compared to last closing price of 36.98. Despite this, the company has experienced a 3.61% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Brennan Hughes – Head of Investor Relations Eric Colson – Chief Executive Officer Jason Gottlieb – President Charles Daley – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Conference Call Participants John Dunn – Evercore ISI William Katz – TD Cowen Kenneth Lee – RBC Capital Markets Operator Good day, and welcome to the Artisan Partners Asset Management Business Update and First Quarter Earnings Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
APAM’s Market Performance
APAM’s stock has risen by 3.61% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -2.78% and a quarterly drop of -12.69%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.75% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.14% for Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.98% for APAM’s stock, with a -8.63% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APAM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for APAM stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for APAM by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for APAM in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $41 based on the research report published on January 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APAM reach a price target of $27, previously predicting the price at $33. The rating they have provided for APAM stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on March 07th, 2023.
Credit Suisse gave a rating of “Neutral” to APAM, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on October 19th of the previous year.
APAM Trading at -1.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought APAM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.38% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.75%, as shares sank -4.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.52% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APAM rose by +3.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $36.00. In addition, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc saw -9.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at APAM starting from Ramirez Gregory K, who sale 5,905 shares at the price of $43.16 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Ramirez Gregory K now owns 104,836 shares of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc, valued at $254,846 using the latest closing price.
Ramirez Gregory K, the Officer of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc, proposed sale 5,905 shares at $43.16 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Ramirez Gregory K is holding shares at $254,846 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for APAM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.34 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.28. Equity return is now at value 68.12, with 16.87 for asset returns.
Based on Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (APAM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 59.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 449.41 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.46. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.83.
Conclusion
In summary, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (APAM) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
