Head-To-Head Contrast: Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) & Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM)

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Site Centers has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Site Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Site Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Artisan Partners Asset Management and Site Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	24.08%	73.11%	21.93%
Site Centers	219.18%	40.56%	27.81%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Artisan Partners Asset Management and Site Centers”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.20 billion	2.33	$290.32 million	$4.12	8.35
Site Centers	$113.49 million	1.50	$177.86 million	$2.41	1.35

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Site Centers. Site Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artisan Partners Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Artisan Partners Asset Management and Site Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1	4	1	0	2.00
Site Centers	2	1	0	0	1.33

Artisan Partners Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.31%. Site Centers has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Site Centers.

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Site Centers on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Artisan Partners Asset Management

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. is publicly owned investment manager. It provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, government entities, private funds and non-U.S. funds, as well as mutual funds, non-U.S. funds and collective trusts. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across all market capitalization. For fixed income component of its portfolio the firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds and secured and unsecured loans. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolios. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; New York City; San Francisco, California; Leawood, Kansas; and London, United Kingdom.

About Site Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.