Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Brookfield Asset Management (BAM)

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/14/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management was upgraded by analysts at Hsbc Global Res from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 2/14/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management was upgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/13/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $55.00 to $54.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from $63.00 to $62.50. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $50.00 to $53.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target raised by analysts at TD Securities from $64.00 to $66.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $59.50 to $63.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target raised by analysts at CIBC from $63.00 to $70.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $56.00 to $55.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $57.00 to $56.00. They now have an “underperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/9/2025 – Brookfield Asset Management was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Brookfield Asset Management Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Brookfield Asset Management stock traded down $0.49 on Monday, reaching $58.08. 1,157,646 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,495,709. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $37.29 and a fifty-two week high of $62.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $56.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $51.87.

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) (TSE:BAM.A) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The financial services provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. Brookfield Asset Management had a net margin of 54.47% and a return on equity of 81.16%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. will post 1.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brookfield Asset Management Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.4375 per share. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from Brookfield Asset Management’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. Brookfield Asset Management’s payout ratio is 132.58%.

Institutional Trading of Brookfield Asset Management

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Brookfield Asset Management by 5.0% in the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $315,000 after acquiring an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Brookfield Asset Management by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 13,702 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $648,000 after buying an additional 1,169 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Brookfield Asset Management in the third quarter worth $5,210,000. Forsta AP Fonden increased its position in Brookfield Asset Management by 0.4% during the third quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 214,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $10,138,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Brookfield Asset Management by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 39,234 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,855,000 after acquiring an additional 1,309 shares in the last quarter. 68.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is a real estate investment firm specializing in alternative asset management services. Its renewable power and transition business includes the operates in the hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed generation, and sustainable solution sector. The company's infrastructure business engages in the utilities, transport, midstream, and data infrastructure sectors.