The Carlyle Group (CG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CG or ARES?

Ares Management received 5 more outperform votes than The Carlyle Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.83% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 56.58% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 589 56.58%	Underperform Votes 452 43.42%
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 594 68.83%	Underperform Votes 269 31.17%

Is CG or ARES a better dividend stock?

The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. The Carlyle Group pays out 482.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Management pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor CG or ARES?

In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 2 more articles in the media than Ares Management. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 19 mentions for Ares Management. The Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Ares Management's score of 0.86 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ares Management	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CG or ARES?

The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Management has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CG or ARES?

The Carlyle Group presently has a consensus target price of $53.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.91%. Ares Management has a consensus target price of $166.36, suggesting a potential downside of 6.57%. Given The Carlyle Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe The Carlyle Group is more favorable than Ares Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Carlyle Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CG or ARES more profitable?

Ares Management has a net margin of 12.51% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of 2.21%. The Carlyle Group's return on equity of 24.91% beat Ares Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Carlyle Group	2.21%	24.91%	6.76%
Ares Management	12.51%	19.89%	3.95%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CG or ARES?

55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Ares Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Ares Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CG or ARES?

Ares Management has higher revenue and earnings than The Carlyle Group. Ares Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The 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
The Carlyle Group	$2.96B	6.38	-$608.40M	$0.29	182.24
Ares Management	$3.63B	15.35	$474.33M	$2.17	82.06

Summary

The Carlyle Group beats Ares Management on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.