NYSE: AAMI · Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 29 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) at $111.21 a share. The stock last closed at $94.17, which puts the model's fair value 18.1% above the price. On the model's bands that reads as Undervalued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. Acadian Asset Management.
Faircurve Insights · 29 Sep 2026
Acadian Asset Management, Inc. functions as a holding entity that primarily offers asset management services. The company's operations are structured around its "Quant and Solutions" segment.
Faircurve's model on 29 Sep 2026 found a fair value of $111.21 a share, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run on 26 Sep 2026 gave $105.16, meaning the fair value moved +5.8%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days is $93.30 to $135.60, built from the fair value, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The evidence grade for this valuation is High.
The business has an overall quality score of 75 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compares it with WisdomTree, Inc., Cohen & Steers, Inc., Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Federated Hermes, Inc., Hamilton Lane Incorporated, StepStone Group Inc., and Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. The stock moved around its last 8 earnings reports, with a median size of 3.5%, ignoring direction.
Written from the figures on this page for the 29 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give AAMI?
The calibrated range for AAMI over 63 trading days is $93.30 to $135.60. There is no live options data for this stock, so the range is built from the fair value and calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $90.91 to $135.03. In 76% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does AAMI score on business quality?
Acadian Asset Management's overall quality score is 75 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 100 | 43.1%ROIC | 11.6% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 64 | 0.43xFCF / net income | 0.00x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 85 | 17.5%Revenue growth, trailing | 10.3% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 25 | 0.6%Net buybacks / market value | 0.5% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 54 | 0.97xNet debt / EBITDA | 2.85x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 70 | 3.8 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 7.5 pts |
How does AAMI compare with similar companies?
The companies in asset management closest to Acadian Asset Management in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT WisdomTree, Inc. | $24.38 | $19.97 | -18.1% | Overvalued |
| CNS Cohen & Steers, Inc. | $73.00 | $73.55 | +0.8% | Fairly valued |
| APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | $34.88 | $45.14 | +29.4% | Undervalued |
| FHI Federated Hermes, Inc. | $56.07 | $70.72 | +26.1% | Undervalued |
| HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | $36.27 | $36.36 | +0.2% | Low evidence grade |
| HLNE Hamilton Lane Incorporated | $87.04 | $115.12 | +32.3% | Undervalued |
| STEP StepStone Group Inc. | $45.27 | $37.61 | -16.9% | Overvalued |
| VCTR Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. | $113.23 | $154.34 | +36.3% | Undervalued |
When does AAMI report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
Acadian Asset Management's next earnings report is scheduled for 29 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 11.1% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 48 days out, a window that includes the report. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction.
How AAMI moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 3.5%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2026 | +7.0% |
| 30 Apr 2026 | +0.6% |
| 5 Feb 2026 | -2.9% |
| 30 Oct 2025 | -2.4% |
| 31 Jul 2025 | -0.2% |
| 1 May 2025 | +27.7% |
| 6 Feb 2025 | +4.4% |
| 31 Oct 2024 | +4.0% |
Acadian Asset Management at a glance
Acadian Asset Management, Inc. functions as a holding entity that primarily offers asset management services. The company's operations are structured around its "Quant and Solutions" segment.
- Market value
- $3.3B
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $879M
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +31.2%
- Analysts with estimates
- 1
- Beta to the US market
- 1.53
- First valued by Faircurve
- 11 Jul 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices Acadian Asset Management on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 26 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for AAMI was $105.16. As of 29 Sep 2026 it is $111.21, a change of +5.8%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about Acadian Asset Management's valuation
Is Acadian Asset Management stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, AAMI reads as Undervalued as of 29 Sep 2026. The model's fair value is $111.21 a share against a last close of $94.17, a gap of +18.1%.
What is AAMI's fair value?
$111.21 a share as of 29 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $90.91 to $135.03.
What price range does the model give AAMI?
$93.30 to $135.60 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does Acadian Asset Management report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 29 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has AAMI moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 3.5%, ignoring direction. The largest was +27.7% around the report of 1 May 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for AAMI is high. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.