Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 6 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Investment Management & Fund Operators industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

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Before choosing which top Investment Management & Fund Operators stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

There is a neutral fundamental outlook for the investment management and fund operators’ sub-industry. The long-term outlook is relatively healthy due to aging populations. Demographic trends are also favorable, as millennials come of age and baby boomers play “catch-up” with contributions to IRAs, driving a significant increase in retirement investments, in our view. Millennials are also maturing and beginning to save for retirement. Many companies will also benefit from legislation enacted designed to encourage saving for retirement. However, the shift from actively managed funds to ETFs and pressures on fee revenues could slightly offset this. Recent market volatility has also impacted equity funds. Firms could benefit from rising interest rates. Growth in assets under management (AUM) is a key driver for many firms in this industry. 2022 projections anticipate high-single-digit AUM growth, though near-term market volatility amid shifting sector allocations will likely keep AUM levels under pressure. At year end 2021, assets in all worldwide open-end funds totaled $71.1 trillion, up 13% from $63 trillion at year end 2020. Equity assets (which rose 19 % in 2021, to $33.6 trillion) equaled 47% of total fund assets. Bond funds (which rose 4.6% in 2021, to $13.7 trillion) accounted for 19% of total fund assets. Money market accounts (which increased by 6.0%, to $8.8 trillion) represented 12% of total assets, and other funds (including real estate and balanced funds, equaled $15.6 trillion, or 22% of total fund assets at year-end 2021. A rebound in asset values amid an economic recovery propelled the S&P Asset Management & Custody Banks Index up by 31.9% during 2021, versus a 26.7% rise in the S&P 1500 Index. Year to date through March 18, 2022, the sub-industry index declined by 13.5%, while the S&P 1500 Index declined by 6.2%.

Why Focus on Undervalued Investment Management & Fund Operators Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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6 Undervalued Investment Management & Fund Operators Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 6 undervalued stocks in the Investment Management & Fund Operators industry for Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Investment Management & Fund Operators industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Ashford Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Ashford Inc. is an asset management company, which provides products and services primarily to clients in the real estate and hospitality industries. The Company?s segments include REIT Advisory, Remington, Premier, INSPIRE, RED and OpenKey. The REIT Advisory segment provides asset management and advisory services to other entities. The Remington segment provides hotel management services. The Premier segment provides design, development, architectural, and project management services. The INSPIRE segment provides event technology and creative communications solutions services. OpenKey segment offers hospitality focused mobile key platform that provides a universal smartphone app for keyless entry into hotel guest rooms. RED segment is a provider of watersports activities and other travel and transportation services. It provides wholesaler, dealer manager and other broker-dealer services. It conducts its activities and owns substantially all of its assets primarily through Ashford LLC.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Ashford Inc has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Ashford Inc’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.04 compared to the industry median at 3.66, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Ashford Inc’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Ashford Inc’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 9.9, when compared to the industry median of 15.3, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Ashford Inc’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of 3.73%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Ashford Inc’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Ashford Inc’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 12.07. This could make Ashford Inc more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Ashford Inc is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Company's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. It invests approximately 80% of its total assets in secured debt investments. The Company is focused on achieving its investment objectives primarily through originated loans and other securities, including syndicated loans, of private United States companies, typically in the form of first lien senior secured and unitranche loans (including first out/last out loans), and to a lesser extent, second lien, third lien, unsecured and subordinated loans and other debt and equity securities. The Company invests across various sectors, which includes Aerospace and Defense, Air Freight and Logistics, Building Products, Commercial Services and Supplies, and Health Care Providers and Services, among others. Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC is the advisor of the Company.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund’s price-earnings ratio is 9.4 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Blackstone Secured Lending Fund more attractive for value investors.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Blackstone Secured Lending Fund fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.04.

You can read more about Blackstone Secured Lending Fund’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

GCM Grosvenor Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

GCM Grosvenor Inc. is an alternative asset management solution company. The Company provides investment solutions to primarily institutional clients who seek allocations to alternative investments, such as hedge fund strategies, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and strategic investments. It operates customized separate accounts and commingled funds. The Company collaborates with its clients to construct investment portfolios across multiple investment strategies in the private and public markets, customized to meet their specific objectives. The Company also offers specialized commingled funds which span the alternatives investing universe that are developed to meet market demands for strategies and risk return objectives. The Company offers private markets and absolute return investment strategies. Its private markets consist of private equity, infrastructure, and real estate as well as certain strategies that span the full breadth of the platform.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

GCM Grosvenor Inc has a Value Score of 65, which is considered to be undervalued.

GCM Grosvenor Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 40.1 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes GCM Grosvenor Inc less attractive for value investors.

You can read more about GCM Grosvenor Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Great Elm Group Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Great Elm Group, Inc. is an alternative asset management company. The Company is focused on growing a scalable and diversified portfolio of long-duration, permanent capital vehicles across corporate credit, specialty finance, real estate, and other asset classes. The Company and its subsidiaries manage Great Elm Capital Corp., a business development company, and Monomoy Properties REIT, LLC, an industrial-focused real estate investment trust, in addition to other investments. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include Great Elm Capital Management, Inc. (GECM), Great Elm Opportunities GP, Inc. (GEO GP), Great Elm Capital GP, LLC (GEC GP), Great Elm FM Acquisition, Inc. (FM Acquisition), Great Elm DME Holdings, Inc. (DME Holdings), Great Elm DME Manager, LLC (DME Manager), and Monomoy BTS Corporation (MBTS), among others.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Great Elm Group Inc has a Value Score of 65, which is considered to be undervalued.

Great Elm Group Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 7.8 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Great Elm Group Inc more attractive for value investors.

Great Elm Group Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Great Elm Group Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.04.

You can read more about Great Elm Group Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Mentor Capital Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Mentor Capital, Inc. is an operating, acquisition, and investment business. The Company has investments in the medical marijuana, cannabis, energy, manufacturing, and management services sectors. The Company operates through two segments: Cannabis and Medical Marijuana Segment and Facilities Operations Related. The Cannabis and Medical Marijuana segment includes the operation of subsidiaries in the cannabis and medical marijuana sectors. The Company has a legacy investment in Waste Consolidators, Inc. (WCI), which works with business park owners, governmental centers, and apartment complexes to reduce their facility-related operating costs. WCI?s waste management and disposal services include waste consolidation, bulk item pickup, general property maintenance, and one-time clean-up services. The Company's subsidiaries include WCI, Mentor IP, LLC, Mentor Partner I, LLC, Mentor Partner II, LLC, and TWG, LLC.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Mentor Capital Inc has a Value Score of 96, which is considered to be undervalued.

Mentor Capital Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Mentor Capital Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.04.

You can read more about Mentor Capital Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Carbon Streaming Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Carbon Streaming Corporation is a Canada-based investment vehicle company. The Company is focused on acquiring, managing and growing a high-quality and diversified portfolio of investments in projects and/or companies that generate or are actively involved, directly or indirectly, with voluntary and/or compliance carbon credits. It offers investors with carbon credits, which is an instrument used by both governments and corporations to reach their carbon neutral and net-zero climate goals. Its portfolio includes Rimba Raya, Cerrado Biome, Community Carbon Portfolio, MarVivo Blue Carbon, Biochar Carbon Removal, Sustainable Community Projects and Bonobo Peace Forest.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Carbon Streaming Corp has a Value Score of 64, which is considered to be undervalued.

Carbon Streaming Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 1.6 compared to the industry median at 13.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Carbon Streaming Corp more attractive for value investors.

Carbon Streaming Corp’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Carbon Streaming Corp less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.04.

You can read more about Carbon Streaming Corp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

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Choosing Which of the 6 Best Investment Management & Fund Operators Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Ashford Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Blackstone Secured Lending Fund stock has a Value Grade of B.
• GCM Grosvenor Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Great Elm Group Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Mentor Capital Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Carbon Streaming Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 6 undervalued stocks in the Investment Management & Fund Operators industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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