AMG acquires equity stakes in independent investment firms. AMG provides strategic and operational support to its affiliates. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 13.1× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 46% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 15% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
For a bank, strength is measured by capital buffers and reserves — not cash minus debt.
Clearly below the class average.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Financial Strength: The capital buffer looks thin next to its class; less room to absorb a rough stretch.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
The net profit margin is 29% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 53 buys and 46 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 0% a year on average — the report card’s higher growth grade leans on profit power instead.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 34/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 46/100.
On our five-subject report card, AMG sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: AMG is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (46/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.