CG vs. ARES, HOOD, VICI, TPL, OWL, CBOE, NMR, TPG, AMH, and WPC
Should you be buying The Carlyle Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Carlyle Group include Ares Management (ARES), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), VICI Properties (VICI), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), Nomura (NMR), TPG (TPG), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), and W. P. Carey (WPC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
The Carlyle Group vs.
Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
The Carlyle Group has a net margin of 18.81% compared to Ares Management's net margin of 11.35%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.02% beat Ares Management's return on equity.
Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ares Management pays out 183.3% 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 50.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Ares Management had 4 more articles in the media than The Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ares Management and 19 mentions for The Carlyle Group. Ares Management's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat The Carlyle Group's score of 1.17 indicating that Ares Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ares Management received 14 more outperform votes than The Carlyle Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.97% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 56.13% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote.
Ares Management currently has a consensus price target of $165.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.09%. The Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $50.71, suggesting a potential upside of 31.23%. Given The Carlyle Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Ares Management.
Ares Management has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Carlyle Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ares Management. The Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
50.0% of Ares Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
The Carlyle Group beats Ares Management on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CG) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff