Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. APAM scored 79.0, APO scored 78.0 — APAM leads.
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APAM
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Asset Management · Financial strength
90.1Fin
$33.46 · $2.4B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
46.0
APAM leads
APO
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Asset Management · Financial strength
44.1Fin
$118.65 · $70.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestAPAM8.1x
Fastest growthAPO+22.7%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
APAM
APO
+7.6%B
Rev
+22.7%A-
8.1xA-
P/E
42.5xD
64.6%A
ROE
11.4%B
5.66D
P/B
3.49C
10.3%C+
Yield
1.9%C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
APAMArtisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Asset Management · $33.46 · beta 1.69
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $2.4b. Down 28% from 52-week high of $46.53 — deep drawdown territory. 4 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $38.50 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
Net margin 24% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 65% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Beta 1.69 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Dividend payout 82% of earnings on a 10.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
APOApollo Global Management, Inc.
Asset Management · $118.65 · beta 1.58
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $70.1b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $153.29 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +23%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.43 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $151.45 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. $70.1b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Beta 1.58 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Trailing P/E 43x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is APAM or APO the better stock?
APAM scores higher: APAM 79.0, APO 78.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are APAM and APO scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
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