The Carlyle Group (CG) Competitors

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate CG or HOOD?

The Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.20%. Robinhood Markets has a consensus target price of $56.17, suggesting a potential downside of 22.54%. Given The Carlyle Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Robinhood Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Robinhood Markets	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CG or HOOD?

Robinhood Markets has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinhood Markets, 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
The Carlyle Group	$3.47B	4.87	$1.02B	$2.95	15.87
Robinhood Markets	$3.26B	19.69	$1.41B	$1.76	41.20

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CG or HOOD?

55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Robinhood Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of The Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Robinhood Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CG or HOOD more profitable?

Robinhood Markets has a net margin of 47.81% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of 18.81%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.02% beat Robinhood Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Carlyle Group	18.81%	24.02%	6.53%
Robinhood Markets	47.81%	13.53%	2.52%

Which has more risk and volatility, CG or HOOD?

The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robinhood Markets has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CG or HOOD?

The Carlyle Group received 501 more outperform votes than Robinhood Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.15% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote while only 38.80% of users gave Robinhood Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 598 56.15%	Underperform Votes 467 43.85%
Robinhood Markets	Outperform Votes 97 38.80%	Underperform Votes 153 61.20%

Does the media refer more to CG or HOOD?

In the previous week, Robinhood Markets had 80 more articles in the media than The Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 91 mentions for Robinhood Markets and 11 mentions for The Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Robinhood Markets' score of 0.63 indicating that The Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Carlyle Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Robinhood Markets	34 Very Positive mention(s)	27 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

The Carlyle Group and Robinhood Markets tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.