APAM
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
APAM has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI has the edge over APAM overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
APAM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
APAM's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like APAM.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
APAM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.9x | $38.02 | -0.2% |
| Current | 8.9x | $38.10 | — |
| Forward | 10x | $38.10 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $50.23 | +32% |
| Expensive | 14x | $58.90 | +55% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APAM's PE is in its cheap range at 8.9x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 10x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI has the edge over APAM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
APAM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect APAM's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
SOFI has the edge over APAM on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
APAM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.68 | -14% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.27 | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.16 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.99 | +9.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.05 | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.68 | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.78 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.64 | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.66 | +15% |
APAM has the edge over SOFI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI earned $0.56 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
APAM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $312.5M | +3.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $307.9M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $303M | +9.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $335.5M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $301.3M | +7.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $282.7M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $277.1M | +4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $297.1M | +19% |
APAM's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $313M last quarter, up 3.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 31% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 39% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +6.1 points |
APAM has the edge over SOFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over APAM on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 7.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
APAM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $108.4M | +168% |
| Q2 2026 | $115.4M | +127% |
| Q1 2026 | $181.2M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | -$77.3M | -311% |
| Q3 2025 | $40.4M | -64% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.9M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $157.7M | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $36.7M | +$48.2M |
APAM has the edge over SOFI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
APAM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +24.4K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +713K shares |
| 3 years | +4.5% | +2.9M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +10M shares |
APAM has the edge over SOFI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has 1.4B diluted shares, up 5.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
APAM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
APAM has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like APAM.
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has the edge over APAM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
APAM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.8 | Neutral |
APAM's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
APAM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | APAM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.9x | 13x | 31% below |
| PE % | 17 | 63 | 46 pts below |
APAM has the edge over SOFI on valuation relative to its sector.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI is trading at 28x earnings, a 114% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
APAM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.5 | 7.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.0 | 0.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $38.8 | 1.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $40.8 | 6.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $40.3 | 5.5% below |
APAM has the edge over SOFI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 16% above its 200-week average.
APAM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.2 | $49.9 | +55% |
| 2021 | $49.9 | $47.0 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | $47.0 | $30.8 | -34% |
| 2023 | $30.8 | $44.2 | +43% |
| 2024 | $44.2 | $44.0 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | $44.0 | $41.8 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $41.8 | $38.1 | -8.9% |
APAM has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.