28,002 Shares in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Bought by Nomura Holdings Inc.

Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new position in shares of The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 28,002 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,414,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CG. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of The Carlyle Group by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 67,239 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,395,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its holdings in The Carlyle Group by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 80,820 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,081,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Aviva PLC raised its holdings in The Carlyle Group by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 17,408 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $879,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its stake in shares of The Carlyle Group by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 46,607 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,353,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Finally, O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc boosted its stake in The Carlyle Group by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc now owns 17,990 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $908,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.88% of the company's stock.

The Carlyle Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:CG traded down $2.86 on Wednesday, hitting $43.85. The company had a trading volume of 2,717,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,646,501. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $40.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.77, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.85. The Carlyle Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $33.02 and a 52 week high of $57.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42.

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The financial services provider reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $973.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $972.27 million. The Carlyle Group had a return on equity of 24.02% and a net margin of 18.81%. The Carlyle Group's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.01 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that The Carlyle Group Inc. will post 4.48 earnings per share for the current year.

The Carlyle Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Investors of record on Monday, May 19th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.19%. The Carlyle Group's payout ratio is 47.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on CG. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of The Carlyle Group from $57.00 to $44.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of The Carlyle Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on The Carlyle Group from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on The Carlyle Group from $55.00 to $39.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on The Carlyle Group from $48.00 to $39.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $52.33.

The Carlyle Group Profile

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.