Carlyle Group (CG) Competitors

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Is CG or TPG a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. TPG pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TPG pays out -1,242.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. TPG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CG or TPG more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to TPG's net margin of 1.60%. TPG's return on equity of 25.79% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
TPG	1.60%	25.79%	8.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $59.60, indicating a potential downside of 8.31%. TPG has a consensus price target of $62.57, indicating a potential upside of 1.83%. Given TPG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TPG is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
TPG	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CG or TPG?

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of TPG shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.0% of TPG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than TPG. TPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Group, 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
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.33	$1.02B	$3.42	19.01
TPG	$3.50B	6.63	$23.48M	-$0.19	-323.39

Does the media favor CG or TPG?

In the previous week, TPG had 5 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for TPG and 15 mentions for Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat TPG's score of 0.92 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TPG	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

TPG beats Carlyle Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.