Acadian Asset Management exhibits high-quality financials — 143% free cash flow conversion and 39% year-over-year revenue growth — with a technically favorable risk/reward of 3.5-to-1 to the near-term resistance target, but the stock trades approximately 27.6% above analyst consensus and a 70% non-U.S. AUM concentration constitutes a geographic cliff that warrants only a small initial position while awaiting a pullback to a better entry level.
Thesis pillars
- High Quality Cash Generative Franchise↑Improving
- Industry Leading Revenue Growth→Stable
- Geographic Concentration Cliff Risk↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Acadian Asset Management Inc. (AAMI) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Asset Management
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $92.51, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Single-region cliff: 70% exposure to non-U.S. denominated AUM (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. denominated AUM (70.0%).
Acadian Asset Management Inc. is a holding company operating systematic investment management through Acadian Asset Management LLC, which managed approximately $178 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025, serving institutional clients across more than 40... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $92.51, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Single-region cliff: 70% exposure to non-U.S. denominated AUM (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. denominated AUM (70.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.50, earnings proximity 73d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and clean insider activity and finsvc regional cliff hard block. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-16Recent Developments — Acadian Asset Management Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS AAMI|Acadian Asset Management Inc|Price:83.920|Chg%:+3.090 - TradingKey — TradingKey positive
- NEWS Acadian Asset Management Inc (AAMI) Valuation: PE, PB & Fair Value Analysis - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Acadian Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:AAMI) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS RBC Capital reiterates Acadian Asset Management stock rating at Sector Perform - Investing.com Nigeria — Investing.com Nigeria neutral
- NEWS AAMI Reiterated by RBC Capital -- Maintains Price Target at $66. - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
Generated 2026-08-16T15:37:03Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMProducttop-5 investment strategies46%10-K Item 1A: '$81 billion, or 46%, of our assets under management were concentrated across five investment strategies'
- LOWCustomertop five client relationships14%10-K Item 1: 'our top five client relationships represented approximately 14% of total run rate gross management fee revenue'
- MEDIUMCustomertop 25 client relationships33%10-K Item 1: 'our top 25 clients represented approximately 33% of run rate gross management fee revenue'
- HIGHGeographicnon-U.S. denominated AUM70%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 70% of our AUM is in non-US denominated currencies'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $92.51, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Single-region cliff: 70% exposure to non-U.S. denominated AUM (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. denominated AUM (70.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $106.39 (+15.0%), stop $86.03 (−7.5%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $106.39 (-21.3% upside). Target $106.39 (+15.0%), stop $86.03 (−7.5%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Stop-loss: $86.03.
Single-region cliff: 70% exposure to non-U.S. denominated AUM (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. denominated AUM (70.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Acadian Asset Management Inc. trades at a P/E of 32.7 (forward 14.2). TrendMatrix value score: 5.7/10. Verdict: Hold.
8 analysts cover AAMI with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $86.
What does Acadian Asset Management Inc. do?Acadian Asset Management Inc. is a holding company operating systematic investment management through Acadian Asset...
Acadian Asset Management Inc. is a holding company operating systematic investment management through Acadian Asset Management LLC, which managed approximately $178 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025, serving institutional clients across more than 40 countries. Management fees based on AUM values drive revenue; the institutional channel accounts for over 80% of AUM, with sub-advisory and wealth channels representing nearly 20%.