Critical Comparison: Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and Calamos Global Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CGO)

Calamos Global Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CGO) and Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Dividends

Calamos Global Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Calamos Global Total Return Fund and Affiliated Managers Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calamos Global Total Return Fund	$44.42 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Affiliated Managers Group	$2.07 billion	4.68	$716.60 million	$24.72	14.87

Affiliated Managers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Global Total Return Fund.

Profitability

This table compares Calamos Global Total Return Fund and Affiliated Managers Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calamos Global Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Affiliated Managers Group	35.55%	20.17%	9.19%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Calamos Global Total Return Fund and Affiliated Managers Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calamos Global Total Return Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00
Affiliated Managers Group	0	1	7	0	2.88

Affiliated Managers Group has a consensus price target of $362.29, suggesting a potential downside of 1.44%. Given Affiliated Managers Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Affiliated Managers Group is more favorable than Calamos Global Total Return Fund.

Summary

Affiliated Managers Group beats Calamos Global Total Return Fund on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calamos Global Total Return Fund

Calamos Global Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. It is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in equities, convertible bonds, and high yield corporate bonds. It employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against MSCI World Index. Calamos Global Total Return Fund was formed on March 30, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.

About Affiliated Managers Group

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., through its affiliates, operates as an investment management company providing investment management services to mutual funds, institutional clients,retails and high net worth individuals in the United States. It provides advisory or sub-advisory services to mutual funds. These funds are distributed to retail, high net worth and institutional clients directly and through intermediaries, including independent investment advisors, retirement plan sponsors, broker-dealers, major fund marketplaces, and bank trust departments. The company also offers investment products in various investment styles in the institutional distribution channel, including small, small/mid, mid, and large capitalization value and growth equity, and emerging markets. In addition, it offers quantitative, alternative, and fixed income products, and manages assets for foundations and endowments, defined benefit, and defined contribution plans for corporations and municipalities. Affiliated Managers Group provides investment management or customized investment counseling and fiduciary services. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. was formed in 1993 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida with additional offices in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts; Stamford, Connecticut; London, United Kingdom; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Sydney, Australia; Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan, Zurich, Switzerland and Delaware.