The Carlyle Group (CG) Competitors

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, BAM or CG?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BAM or CG?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAM or CG a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Carlyle Group pays out -82.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and The Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer BAM or CG?

Brookfield Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.30%. The Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $43.07, indicating a potential upside of 5.13%. Given The Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than The Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
The Carlyle Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to BAM or CG?

In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 9 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 10 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 0.77 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Carlyle Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BAM or CG?

The Carlyle Group received 41 more outperform votes than Brookfield Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.42% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 534 66.42%	Underperform Votes 270 33.58%
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 575 57.04%	Underperform Votes 433 42.96%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BAM or CG?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than The Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06B	3.88	$451M	$1.13	33.79
The Carlyle Group	$2.96B	5.01	-$608.40M	-$1.69	-24.24

Is BAM or CG more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 50.23% compared to Brookfield Asset Management's net margin of -20.53%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 96.43% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	50.23%	96.43%	66.17%
The Carlyle Group	-20.53%	19.74%	5.99%

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats The Carlyle Group on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.