The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) Shares Sold by Vulcan Value Partners LLC

Vulcan Value Partners LLC lessened its holdings in The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG - Free Report) by 21.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,333,596 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 1,453,772 shares during the period. The Carlyle Group comprises 4.5% of Vulcan Value Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Vulcan Value Partners LLC owned 1.49% of The Carlyle Group worth $269,328,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CG. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in The Carlyle Group by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,161,423 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,169,420,000 after acquiring an additional 180,757 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of The Carlyle Group by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 19,778,358 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $998,609,000 after purchasing an additional 50,784 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of The Carlyle Group by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 13,249,941 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $668,990,000 after purchasing an additional 1,773,465 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its position in shares of The Carlyle Group by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 7,102,085 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $358,687,000 after buying an additional 467,767 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of The Carlyle Group by 201.4% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,351,432 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $320,684,000 after buying an additional 4,244,131 shares during the period. 55.88% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of The Carlyle Group from $47.00 to $46.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 4th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on The Carlyle Group from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Oppenheimer cut shares of The Carlyle Group from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of The Carlyle Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on The Carlyle Group from $57.00 to $44.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $50.71.

The Carlyle Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CG traded up $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $39.13. 2,252,936 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,600,901. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $41.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.53. The company has a market cap of $14.12 billion, a PE ratio of 14.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.72. The Carlyle Group Inc. has a 12-month low of $33.02 and a 12-month 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.08). The Carlyle Group had a net margin of 18.81% and a return on equity of 24.02%. On average, analysts forecast that The Carlyle Group Inc. will post 4.48 EPS for the current year.

The Carlyle Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.58%. The Carlyle Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.36%.

The Carlyle Group Company 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.