Artisan Partners is a high-quality asset management franchise generating 23% operating margins, a Piotroski score of 8 out of 9, and three quarters of earnings beats — but the stock is currently trading roughly 10% above analyst consensus price targets in a confirmed falling-knife technical configuration, creating a challenging near-term setup despite the underlying business quality.
Thesis pillars
- High Quality Margin Profile→Stable
- Stock Above Analyst Consensus→Stable
- Falling Knife Technical Configuration→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Artisan Partners Asset Manageme (APAM) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Financial Services · Asset Management
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $39.34, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Artisan Partners Asset Management, founded in 1994, manages $179.9 billion in AUM across active equity, credit, and alternative investment strategies globally via an autonomous team structure. Revenue comes almost entirely from investment management fees on average AUM, with 61%... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $39.34, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 72. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $39.34 has reached target $39.69. No upside to wait for. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, positive momentum, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 3d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-26Recent Developments — Artisan Partners Asset Manageme
Latest news
- NEWS Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Reports Q1 2026 Earnings and Outflows - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- NEWS Why Artisan Partners (APAM) Stock Is Falling Today - StockStory — StockStory negative
- NEWS Why Artisan Partners (APAM) Stock Is Falling Today - The Chronicle-Journal — The Chronicle-Journal negative
- NEWS Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Announces $0.77 Quarterly Dividend - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE:APAM) 2026-04-29 - Seeking A — Seeking Alpha neutral
Generated 2026-07-27T11:13:00Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicnon-U.S. company strategies48%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 48% of our AUM were invested in strategies that primarily invest in securities of non-U.S. companies'
- LOWCustomerlargest separate account12%10-K Item 1: 'our largest separate account relationship representing approximately 12% of our AUM'
- LOWCustomertwo largest intermediary relationships9.0%10-K Item 1A: 'Our two largest intermediary relationships across multiple distribution channels each represented approximately 9% of our total AUM'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $39.34, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 72. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $39.34 has reached target $39.69. No upside to wait for. Target $39.69 (+0.9%), stop $32.94 (−19.4%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $39.69 (-20.6% upside). Target $39.69 (+0.9%), stop $32.94 (−19.4%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Stop-loss: $32.94.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Artisan Partners Asset Manageme trades at a P/E of 9.6 (forward 9.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.1/10. Verdict: Hold.
9 analysts cover APAM with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $37.
What does Artisan Partners Asset Manageme do?Artisan Partners Asset Management, founded in 1994, manages $179.9 billion in AUM across active equity, credit, and...
Artisan Partners Asset Management, founded in 1994, manages $179.9 billion in AUM across active equity, credit, and alternative investment strategies globally via an autonomous team structure. Revenue comes almost entirely from investment management fees on average AUM, with 61% of assets sourced through intermediated wealth channels and 39% through institutional channels.