MC vs. CG, TPG, BEN, MORN, HLI, EVR, IVZ, HLNE, JHG, and AMG
Should you be buying Moelis & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Moelis & Company include The Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), Franklin Resources (BEN), Morningstar (MORN), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Evercore (EVR), Invesco (IVZ), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), and Affiliated Managers Group (AMG). These companies are all part of the "investment advice" industry.
Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.
Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Moelis & Company pays out -1,263.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Carlyle Group pays out -78.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Moelis & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Carlyle Group received 271 more outperform votes than Moelis & Company when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.00% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote while only 56.85% of users gave Moelis & Company an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 1 more articles in the media than The Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Moelis & Company and 4 mentions for The Carlyle Group. Moelis & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat The Carlyle Group's score of 1.24 indicating that Moelis & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Moelis & Company has a net margin of -1.33% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of -23.04%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.92% beat Moelis & Company's return on equity.
Moelis & Company has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Carlyle Group. Moelis & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Carlyle Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Moelis & Company presently has a consensus target price of $50.80, indicating a potential downside of 6.57%. The Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $45.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.52%. Given The Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Moelis & Company.
Summary
The Carlyle Group beats Moelis & Company on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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