IVZ vs. AMG, CNS, BEN, HLNE, EVR, JHG, LAZ, STEP, HLI, and AB
Should you be buying Invesco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Invesco include Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Franklin Resources (BEN), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Evercore (EVR), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Lazard (LAZ), StepStone Group (STEP), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), and AllianceBernstein (AB). These companies are all part of the "investment advice" industry.
Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability.
Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Invesco pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Invesco pays out -106.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Invesco has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Invesco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Invesco received 201 more outperform votes than Affiliated Managers Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.06% of users gave Affiliated Managers Group an outperform vote while only 66.19% of users gave Invesco an outperform vote.
Affiliated Managers Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Invesco. Invesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Affiliated Managers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Invesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Invesco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Invesco had 7 more articles in the media than Affiliated Managers Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Invesco and 6 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group. Invesco's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Affiliated Managers Group's score of 0.41 indicating that Affiliated Managers Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Affiliated Managers Group has a net margin of 32.71% compared to Affiliated Managers Group's net margin of -1.74%. Invesco's return on equity of 16.29% beat Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity.
Affiliated Managers Group currently has a consensus price target of $171.20, indicating a potential upside of 6.61%. Invesco has a consensus price target of $16.79, indicating a potential upside of 15.57%. Given Affiliated Managers Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Invesco is more favorable than Affiliated Managers Group.
Summary
Affiliated Managers Group beats Invesco on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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