Carlyle Group (CG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	3.88	$1.02B	$2.95	19.78
TPG	$3.50B	5.87	$23.48M	-$0.33	-168.61

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 2.4%. TPG pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TPG pays out -497.0% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. TPG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor CG or TPG?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 15 more articles in the media than TPG. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Carlyle Group and 17 mentions for TPG. TPG's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.79 indicating that TPG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TPG	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CG or TPG more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 19.00% compared to TPG's net margin of 0.90%. TPG's return on equity of 24.47% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%
TPG	0.90%	24.47%	7.95%

Do analysts rate CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $56.93, suggesting a potential downside of 2.43%. TPG has a consensus price target of $59.77, suggesting a potential upside of 7.42%. Given TPG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
TPG	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TPG beats Carlyle Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.