Reviewing Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) & Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT)

Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Acadian Asset Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0	1	0	0	2.00
Acadian Asset Management	0	4	1	0	2.20

Acadian Asset Management has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.57%. Given Acadian Asset Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acadian Asset Management is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 116.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadian Asset Management pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Acadian Asset Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.14%	0.10%	0.01%
Acadian Asset Management	13.78%	185.73%	19.17%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Acadian Asset Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$11.64 billion	1.37	$766.00 million	$0.24	195.80
Acadian Asset Management	$610.80 million	4.00	$80.00 million	$2.35	29.17

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Asset Management. Acadian Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brookfield Wealth Solutions

Brookfield Wealth Solutions is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance.The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

About Acadian Asset Management

Acadian Asset Management Inc. is a publically owned asset management holding company. The firm provides its services to individuals and institutions. It manages separate client focused portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm also launches equity mutual funds for its clients. It invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets through its subsidiaries. The firm was founded in 1980 is based Boston, Massachusetts. It was formally known as BrightSphere Investment Group plc. BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. was formed in 1980 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.