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→Stable
- Industry Leading Revenue Growth→Stable
- Geographic Concentration Cliff Risk↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026
Acadian Asset Management Inc. (AAMI) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Asset Management
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $91.27, 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 $91.27, 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. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.60, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and finsvc regional cliff hard block. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent 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 2026-10-29T11:14:30Z.
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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 $91.27, 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. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Analyst target $80.47 reached (−11.8%), stop $86.46 (−5.6%), A.R:R -1.9:1. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $80.47 reached (−11.8% from $91.27); no take-profit level is published. Analyst target $80.47 reached (−11.8%), stop $86.46 (−5.6%), A.R:R -1.9:1. Stop-loss: $86.46.
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 32.4 (forward 14.4). TrendMatrix value score: 5.7/10. Verdict: Hold.
8 analysts cover AAMI with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $95.
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%.