Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM – Get Rating) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The asset manager reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.03, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $226.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $222.60 million. Artisan Partners Asset Management had a return on equity of 99.80% and a net margin of 20.82%. The company's revenue was down 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.29 EPS.

Artisan Partners Asset Management Stock Performance

APAM traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $37.95. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,460 shares, compared to its average volume of 463,881. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a 52 week low of $25.67 and a 52 week high of $43.67. The company's 50-day moving average is $33.49 and its 200-day moving average is $32.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a PE ratio of 12.98 and a beta of 1.83.

Artisan Partners Asset Management Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This is an increase from Artisan Partners Asset Management's previous quarterly dividend of $0.56. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.49%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 13th. Artisan Partners Asset Management's payout ratio is currently 76.45%.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on APAM shares. StockNews.com began coverage on Artisan Partners Asset Management in a report on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. TheStreet lowered shares of Artisan Partners Asset Management from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 19th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Artisan Partners Asset Management from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Artisan Partners Asset Management from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Credit Suisse Group raised their price target on Artisan Partners Asset Management from $29.50 to $30.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.75.

About Artisan Partners Asset Management

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Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc operates as an investment management company, which provides investment strategies to clients globally. It offers investment management services to institutions and through intermediaries that operate with institutional-like decision-making processes and have longer-term investment horizons, by means of separate accounts and mutual funds.

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