Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (APAM)
NYSEFinancialsAsset ManagementSnapshot 2026-10-29
$36.39+4.78%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEFinancialsAsset ManagementSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Asset Management & Custody Banks is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain stable profit margins near current levels: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskAPAM’s case rests on cash-backed profits and a high earnings yield relative to its sector. Its earnings history is missing, so growth direction and the latest result are unclear. Preliminary third-quarter assets under management were $168.7 billion, including a $6 billion mandate loss. Analysts expect third-quarter revenue of $307.8 million, up 2.2% year over year. APAM trades at 8.9 times P/E versus the 14.3 times peer median. Its price reflects less growth than our forecast, despite that peer valuation gap. The miss risk is 28%, and expected asset declines pressure dividend capacity. The thesis is on watch because a profit-margin comparison needs review. peer multiples imply a price about 14% above where it trades; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. APAM is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 4 analysts currently covering APAM (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for APAM in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Asset Management & Custody Banks — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Pay quarterly dividend of 80% of cash from operations
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $36.39
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $36.39.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Expected AUM decline pressures operating cash and dividend capacity; interval fund development offers a longer-term growth opportunity.
