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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
$107.34
-0.1%
$111.22
$57.50
$117.15
$60.99B1.632.36 million shs1.53 million shs
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
$120.28
-2.4%
$126.66
$79.92
$133.56
$85.96B1.513.72 million shs5.70 million shs
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
$43.68
-2.1%
$45.81
$25.20
$48.52
$15.82B1.792.31 million shs2.78 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
-0.31%-5.89%-2.52%+11.28%+64.51%
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
+1.07%-2.31%-0.22%+5.21%+34.63%
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
-0.95%-4.92%-0.84%+15.00%+43.60%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
4.5818 of 5 stars
2.42.02.51.82.12.54.4
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
4.739 of 5 stars
2.14.01.72.83.73.33.1
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
4.5578 of 5 stars
2.33.01.72.63.34.22.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
2.75
Moderate Buy$113.255.51% Upside
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
2.26
Hold$119.97-0.26% Downside
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
2.50
Moderate Buy$43.07-1.39% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest BX, APO, and CG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/17/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$144.00 ➝ $145.00
4/12/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$135.00 ➝ $138.00
4/12/2024
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$46.00 ➝ $50.00
4/10/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$150.00 ➝ $146.00
4/9/2024
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform
4/9/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform
4/8/2024
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$122.00 ➝ $133.00
4/8/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$126.00 ➝ $129.00
4/8/2024
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$55.00 ➝ $56.00
4/5/2024
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$111.00 ➝ $122.00
4/2/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Neutral$140.00 ➝ $135.00
(Data available from 4/18/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
$32.64B1.87$8.13 per share13.20$41.98 per share2.56
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
$8.02B10.71$4.20 per share28.63$23.78 per share5.06
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
$2.96B5.34$4.34 per share10.07$16.07 per share2.72

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
$5.05B$8.4112.7612.250.8915.86%20.33%1.31%5/2/2024 (Confirmed)
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
$1.39B$1.8365.7319.560.9917.34%17.30%7.24%4/18/2024 (Confirmed)
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
-$608.40M-$1.69N/A9.660.96-20.53%19.74%5.99%5/2/2024 (Estimated)

Latest BX, APO, and CG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024N/A
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
$1.74N/A-$1.74N/AN/AN/A  
4/18/2024Q1 24
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
$1.00$0.98-$0.02N/A$2.56 billion$3.69 billion    
2/8/2024Q4 2023
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
$1.64$1.75+$0.11-$1.15$823.27 million$795.00 million
2/7/202412/31/2023
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
$0.78$0.86+$0.08$3.64$860.68 million$896.40 million    
1/25/2024Q4 23
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
$0.95$1.11+$0.16$2.02$2.48 billion$1.29 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
$1.721.60%-9.89%20.45%1 Years
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
$3.763.13%+20.24%205.46%1 Years
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
$1.403.21%+11.20%N/A 2 Years

Latest BX, APO, and CG Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/18/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
quarterly$0.832.7%4/29/20245/6/2024
2/6/2024
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
quarterly$0.353.1%2/22/20242/23/20243/1/2024
2/8/2024
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
Quarterly$0.431.6%2/16/20242/20/20242/29/2024
1/25/2024
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
quarterly$0.942.7%2/2/20242/5/20242/12/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
0.34
1.54
1.54
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
0.67
0.80
0.80
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
1.52
2.27
2.27

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
77.06%
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
70.00%
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
55.88%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
8.70%
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
1.00%
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
27.00%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock logo
APO
Apollo Global Management
4,879568.16 million518.73 millionOptionable
Blackstone Inc. stock logo
BX
Blackstone
4,735714.64 million707.50 millionOptionable
The Carlyle Group Inc. stock logo
CG
The Carlyle Group
2,200362.11 million264.34 millionOptionable

BX, APO, and CG Headlines

SourceHeadline
New York State Teachers Retirement System Buys New Position in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)New York State Teachers Retirement System Buys New Position in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 4:45 AM
Carlyle Secured Lending: Improving Fundamentals Warrant A Buy (Rating Upgrade)Carlyle Secured Lending: Improving Fundamentals Warrant A Buy (Rating Upgrade)
seekingalpha.com - April 17 at 3:00 PM
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $2.47 Million in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $2.47 Million in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 5:59 AM
The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Short Interest Down 5.7% in MarchThe Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Short Interest Down 5.7% in March
marketbeat.com - April 16 at 10:35 AM
Carlyle Group (CG) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?Carlyle Group (CG) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?
zacks.com - April 15 at 12:46 PM
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Makes New $5.41 Million Investment in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Makes New $5.41 Million Investment in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)
marketbeat.com - April 15 at 5:51 AM
Carlyle Picks JPMorgan and Kotak to Help Arrange Hexaware IPO, Sources SayCarlyle Picks JPMorgan and Kotak to Help Arrange Hexaware IPO, Sources Say
finance.yahoo.com - April 15 at 4:46 AM
Carlyle picks JPMorgan and Kotak to help arrange Hexaware IPO: ReportCarlyle picks JPMorgan and Kotak to help arrange Hexaware IPO: Report
economictimes.indiatimes.com - April 14 at 11:01 AM
UBS Group Boosts The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) Price Target to $50.00UBS Group Boosts The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) Price Target to $50.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 1:58 AM
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) PT Raised to $50.00The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) PT Raised to $50.00
marketbeat.com - April 12 at 1:26 PM
The Carlyle Group Inc. to Post Q1 2024 Earnings of $0.88 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:CG)The Carlyle Group Inc. to Post Q1 2024 Earnings of $0.88 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:CG)
americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 1:18 AM
Q1 2024 EPS Estimates for The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Lifted by Zacks ResearchQ1 2024 EPS Estimates for The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Lifted by Zacks Research
marketbeat.com - April 11 at 7:10 AM
The Carlyle Group Inc. to Post FY2024 Earnings of $4.00 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:CG)The Carlyle Group Inc. to Post FY2024 Earnings of $4.00 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:CG)
americanbankingnews.com - April 11 at 1:36 AM
Zacks Research Comments on The Carlyle Group Inc.s FY2024 Earnings (NASDAQ:CG)Zacks Research Comments on The Carlyle Group Inc.'s FY2024 Earnings (NASDAQ:CG)
marketbeat.com - April 10 at 8:28 AM
23,380 Shares in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Acquired by State of Alaska Department of Revenue23,380 Shares in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Acquired by State of Alaska Department of Revenue
marketbeat.com - April 10 at 4:21 AM
The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesThe Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages
americanbankingnews.com - April 9 at 4:28 AM
The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesThe Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages
marketbeat.com - April 9 at 4:26 AM
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) Given New $56.00 Price Target at BarclaysThe Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) Given New $56.00 Price Target at Barclays
americanbankingnews.com - April 9 at 3:14 AM
Barclays Raises The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) Price Target to $56.00Barclays Raises The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) Price Target to $56.00
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 11:08 AM
International Assets Investment Management LLC Invests $60.03 Million in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)International Assets Investment Management LLC Invests $60.03 Million in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 5:50 AM
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msn.com - April 7 at 7:00 AM
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Sells 785,122 Shares of The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Sells 785,122 Shares of The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)
marketbeat.com - April 7 at 4:36 AM
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247wallst.com - April 6 at 3:09 PM
State of Michigan Retirement System Acquires New Shares in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)State of Michigan Retirement System Acquires New Shares in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG)
marketbeat.com - April 6 at 5:21 AM

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Apollo Global Management logo

Apollo Global Management

NYSE:APO
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity and real estate markets. The firm's private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions. The firm provides its services to endowment and sovereign wealth funds, as well as other institutional and individual investors. It manages client focused portfolios. The firm launches and manages hedge funds for its clients. It also manages real estate funds and private equity funds for its clients. The firm invests in the fixed income and alternative investment markets across the globe. Its fixed income investments include income-oriented senior loans, bonds, collateralized loan obligations, structured credit, opportunistic credit, non-performing loans, distressed debt, mezzanine debt, and value oriented fixed income securities. The firm seeks to invest in chemicals, commodities, consumer and retail, oil and gas, metals, mining, agriculture, commodities, distribution and transportation, financial and business services, manufacturing and industrial, media distribution, cable, entertainment and leisure, telecom, technology, natural resources, energy, packaging and materials, and satellite and wireless industries. It also focuses on clean energy, sustainable industry, climate solutions, energy transition, industrial decarbonization, sustainable mobility, sustainable resource use, and sustainable real estate. It seeks to invest in companies based in across Africa, North America with a focus on United States, and Europe. The firm also makes investments outside North America, primarily in Western Europe and Asia. It employs a combination of contrarian, value, and distressed strategies to make its investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the range of $10 million and $1500 million. The firm seeks to invest in companies with Enterprise value between $750 million to $2500 million. The firm conducts an in-house research to create its investment portfolio. It seeks to acquire minority and majority positions in its portfolio companies. Apollo Global Management, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in North America, Asia, India and Europe.
Blackstone logo

Blackstone

NYSE:BX
Blackstone Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts,special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, infrastructure, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. The firm considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It seeks to invest between $0.25 million and $900 million per transaction. It invests in companies with enterprise value between $500 million and $5000 million. It has a three year investment period. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. Blackstone Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe, North America and Central America.
The Carlyle Group logo

The Carlyle Group

NASDAQ:CG
The Carlyle Group Inc. is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. Within direct investments, it specializes in management-led/ Leveraged buyouts, privatizations, divestitures, strategic minority equity investments, structured credit, global distressed and corporate opportunities, small and middle market, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, senior debt, mezzanine and leveraged finance, and venture and growth capital financings, seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, turnaround, mid venture, late venture, PIPES. The firm invests across four segments which include Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies, and Solutions. The firm typically invests in industrial, agribusiness, ecological sector, fintech, airports, parking, Plastics, Rubber, diversified natural resources, minerals, farming, aerospace, defense, automotive, consumer, retail, industrial, infrastructure, energy, power, healthcare, software, software enabled services, semiconductors, communications infrastructure, financial technology, utilities, gaming, systems and related supply chain, electronic systems, systems, oil and gas, processing facilities, power generation assets, technology, systems, real estate, financial services, transportation, business services, telecommunications, media, and logistics sectors. Within the industrial sector, the firm invests in manufacturing, building products, packaging, chemicals, metals and mining, forestry and paper products, and industrial consumables and services. In consumer and retail sectors, it invests in food and beverage, retail, restaurants, consumer products, domestic consumption, consumer services, personal care products, direct marketing, and education. Within aerospace, defense, business services, and government services sectors, it seeks to invest in defense electronics, manufacturing and services, government contracting and services, information technology, distribution companies. In telecommunication and media sectors, it invests in cable TV, directories, publishing, entertainment and content delivery services, wireless infrastructure/services, fixed line networks, satellite services, broadband and Internet, and infrastructure. Within real estate, the firm invests in office, hotel, industrial, retail, for sale residential, student housing, hospitality, multifamily residential, homebuilding and building products, and senior living sectors. The firm seeks to make investments in growing business including those with overleveraged balance sheets. The firm seeks to hold its investments for four to six years. In the healthcare sector, it invests in healthcare services, outsourcing services, companies running clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies, managed care, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical related services, healthcare IT, medical, products, and devices. It seeks to invest in companies based in Sub-Saharan focusing on Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Botswana, Nigeria, Uganda, West Africa, North Africa and South Africa focusing on Tanzania and Zambia; Asia focusing on Pakistan, India, South East Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan; Australia; New Zealand; Europe focusing on France, Italy, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Benelux , Sweden, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, and Russia; Middle East focusing on Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and UAE; North America focusing on United States which further invest in Southeastern United States, Texas, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest; Asia Pacific; Soviet Union, Central-Eastern Europe, and Israel; Nordic region; and South America focusing on Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. The firm seeks to invest in food, financial, and healthcare industries in Western China. In the real estate sector, the firm seeks to invest in various locations across Europe focusing on France and Central Europe, United States, Asia focusing on China, and Latin America. It typically invests between $1 million and $50 million for venture investments and between $50 million and $2 billion for buyouts in companies with enterprise value of between $31.57 million and $1000 million and sales value of $10 million and $500 million. It seeks to invest in companies with market capitalization greater than $50 million and EBITDA between $5 million to $25 million. It prefers to take a majority or a minority stake. While investing in Japan, it does not invest in companies with more than 1,000 employees and prefers companies' worth between $100 million and $150 million. The firm originates, structures, and acts as lead equity investor in the transactions. The Carlyle Group Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices in 21 countries across 5 continents (North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe).