Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. APAM scored 80.0, TY scored 76.0 — APAM leads.
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APAM
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Asset Management · Financial strength
90.1Fin
$32.00 · $2.3B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
4.5
APAM leads
TY
Tri-Continental Corporation
Asset Management · Financial strength
85.6Fin
$34.78 · $1.9B
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestTY5.5x
Fastest growthAPAM+7.6%
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
TY
+7.6%B
Rev
-20.7%F
7.7xA
P/E
5.5xA
64.6%A
ROE
16.7%B+
5.66D
P/B
0.91A-
10.3%C+
Yield
3.4%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 · $32.00 · beta 1.69
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $2.3b. Down 31% 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 +20% 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 31% 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.
TYTri-Continental Corporation
Asset Management · $34.78 · beta 0.85
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $1.9b. 5% off the 52-week high of $36.55. Revenue -21% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
ROE 17% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Revenue contracting -21% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. P/S 26.9x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard. 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 TY the better stock?
APAM scores higher: APAM 80.0, TY 76.0 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 TY 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.