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↓Deteriorating
- Falling Knife Technical Configuration→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026
Artisan Partners Asset Manageme (APAM) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Financial Services · Asset Management
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $34.73, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.8%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
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 $34.73, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.8%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 56. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 96d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Artisan Partners Asset Manageme
Latest news
- NEWS Artisan Partners Asset Management Q2 Earnings Call Highlights - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM) Declares Dividend Increase - $0.80 Per Share - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM) Declares Dividend Increase - $0.80 Per Share - marketbeat.com — marketbeat.com positive
- NEWS APAM Looks 13.7% Undervalued on GF Value™ with an 8.3% Yield - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS APAM|Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc|Price:40.890|Chg%:+0.600 - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T11:14:31Z.
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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
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
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 $34.73, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.8%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 56. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Analyst target $29.96 reached (−13.7%), stop $32.49 (−6.9%), A.R:R -1.2:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $29.96 reached (−13.7% from $34.73); no take-profit level is published. Analyst target $29.96 reached (−13.7%), stop $32.49 (−6.9%), A.R:R -1.2:1. Stop-loss: $32.49.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.8%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Artisan Partners Asset Manageme trades at a P/E of 8.1 (forward 9.6). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
9 analysts cover APAM with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $35.
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.