Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. APAM scored 80.0, FHI scored 80.0 — tied at the top.
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Different reporting periods. APAM's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but FHI's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
APAM
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Asset Management · Financial strength
90Fin
$31.25 · $2.2B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
1.3
APAM leads
FHI
Federated Hermes, Inc.
Asset Management · Financial strength
88.7Fin
$54.15 · $4.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestAPAM7.5x
Fastest growthFHI+10.3%
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
FHI
+7.6%B
Rev
+10.3%B
7.5xA
P/E
10.1xA-
64.6%A
ROE
31.1%A
5.48D
P/B
3.20C
10.3%C+
Yield
2.5%B
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 · $31.25 · beta 1.69
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $2.2b. Down 33% 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 $36.25 (implying +16% 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
Down 33% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. 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.
FHIFederated Hermes, Inc.
Asset Management · $54.15 · beta 0.64
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $4.0b. 19% off the 52-week high of $67.20. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $59.43 (implying +10% upside).
Moat
Net margin 21% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 31% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
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 FHI the better stock?
On the Bull Rankings quality-growth score they are level: APAM and FHI both score 80.0 out of 100. The score blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number, so a tie means the model sees no meaningful edge either way — the pillar breakdown on this page shows where each is actually stronger.
How are APAM and FHI 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?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.