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Best Asset Management Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top asset management stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best asset management stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best asset management stocks to buy right now are:

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is the #1 top asset management stock out of 109 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31.

AAMI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Acadian Asset Management has seen its stock return 78.45% over the past year, overperforming other asset management stocks by 79 percentage points.

Acadian Asset Management has an average 1 year price target of $84.67, a downside of -6.01% from Acadian Asset Management's current stock price of $90.08.

Acadian Asset Management stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Acadian Asset Management, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) is the #2 top asset management stock out of 109 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31.

AMG passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Affiliated Managers Group has seen its stock return 56.87% over the past year, overperforming other asset management stocks by 57 percentage points.

Affiliated Managers Group has an average 1 year price target of $409.50, an upside of 13.51% from Affiliated Managers Group's current stock price of $360.75.

Affiliated Managers Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Affiliated Managers Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) is the #3 top asset management stock out of 109 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31.

BEN passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Franklin Resources has seen its stock return 30.21% over the past year, overperforming other asset management stocks by 30 percentage points.

Franklin Resources has an average 1 year price target of $35.17, an upside of 6.24% from Franklin Resources's current stock price of $33.10.

Franklin Resources stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Franklin Resources, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 16.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 84 asset management stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 asset management stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 31.34%, which is 23 percentage points higher than the asset management industry average of 8.68%. Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Oxford Square Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout ratio of -93.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Pennantpark Investment (NYSE:PNNT) has an annual dividend yield of 24.66%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the asset management industry average of 8.68%. Pennantpark Investment's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Pennantpark Investment's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pennantpark Investment's dividend payout ratio of 613.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) has an annual dividend yield of 24.61%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the asset management industry average of 8.68%. Horizon Technology Finance's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Horizon Technology Finance's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Horizon Technology Finance's dividend payout ratio of 269% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Asset management stocks were down -2.41% in the last day, and down -3.01% over the last week. Defi Development was the among the top losers in the asset management industry, dropping -4.09% yesterday.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued asset management stocks right now are:

Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE:VRTS) is the most undervalued asset management stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Virtus Investment Partners has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the asset management industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Virtus Investment Partners's stock has dropped -19.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the asset management industry by -19 percentage points.

Noah Holdings (NYSE:NOAH) is the second most undervalued asset management stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Noah Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the asset management industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Noah Holdings's stock has dropped -32.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the asset management industry by -32 percentage points.

Triplepoint Venture Growth Bdc (NYSE:TPVG) is the third most undervalued asset management stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Triplepoint Venture Growth Bdc has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the asset management industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Triplepoint Venture Growth Bdc's stock has dropped -21.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the asset management industry by -21 percentage points.

32.05% of asset management stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect asset management stocks to rise by 10.97% over the next year.

2.33% of asset management stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.14% of asset management stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.6% are rated C (Hold), 18.6% are rated D (Sell), and 2.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).