Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) versus Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) Financial Survey

Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) and Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.7% of Site Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Site Centers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Site Centers has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Site Centers and Artisan Partners Asset Management”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Site Centers	$113.49 million	1.50	$177.86 million	$2.41	1.35
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.20 billion	2.33	$290.32 million	$4.12	8.35

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Site Centers. Site Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artisan Partners Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Site Centers and Artisan Partners Asset Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Site Centers	2	1	0	0	1.33
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1	4	1	0	2.00

Site Centers presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.53%. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus target price of $37.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.31%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Site Centers.

Profitability

This table compares Site Centers and Artisan Partners Asset Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Site Centers	219.18%	40.56%	27.81%
Artisan Partners Asset Management	24.08%	73.11%	21.93%

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Site Centers on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Site Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.

About Artisan Partners Asset Management

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. is publicly owned investment manager. It provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, government entities, private funds and non-U.S. funds, as well as mutual funds, non-U.S. funds and collective trusts. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across all market capitalization. For fixed income component of its portfolio the firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds and secured and unsecured loans. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolios. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; New York City; San Francisco, California; Leawood, Kansas; and London, United Kingdom.