Analyzing Puhui Wealth Investment Management (NASDAQ:PHCF) & Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI)

Puhui Wealth Investment Management (NASDAQ:PHCF) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Puhui Wealth Investment Management	0	0	0	0	0.00
Acadian Asset Management	0	3	0	0	2.00

Acadian Asset Management has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential downside of 15.65%. Given Puhui Wealth Investment Management’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Puhui Wealth Investment Management is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Volatility & Risk

Puhui Wealth Investment Management has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Puhui Wealth Investment Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 48.2% of Puhui Wealth Investment Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Puhui Wealth Investment Management	N/A	N/A	N/A
Acadian Asset Management	16.81%	1,000.27%	18.11%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Puhui Wealth Investment Management and Acadian Asset Management”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Puhui Wealth Investment Management	$2.44 million	0.00	-$4.74 million	N/A	N/A
Acadian Asset Management	$519.80 million	2.17	$85.00 million	$2.41	12.63

Acadian Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Puhui Wealth Investment Management.

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Puhui Wealth Investment Management on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Puhui Wealth Investment Management

Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co. Ltd. is a third-party wealth management service provider. It focuses on marketing financial products and managing funds for individuals and corporate clients in the People’s Republic of China. The company was founded by Zhe Ji in 2013 and is headquartered in Dong Cheng, China.

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.