Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CG or HLNE?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Lane. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hamilton Lane, 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	4.22	$1.02B	$2.95	21.51
Hamilton Lane	$712.96M	11.78	$217.42M	$5.39	29.10

Is CG or HLNE more profitable?

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 30.50% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 19.00%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 32.94% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%
Hamilton Lane	30.50%	32.94%	18.02%

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

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CG or HLNE a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hamilton Lane pays out 40.1% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Hamilton Lane has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CG or HLNE?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $57.73, suggesting a potential downside of 9.01%. Hamilton Lane has a consensus price target of $161.29, suggesting a potential upside of 2.82%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hamilton Lane 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
Hamilton Lane	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or HLNE?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CG or HLNE?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 14 more articles in the media than Hamilton Lane. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Carlyle Group and 5 mentions for Hamilton Lane. Hamilton Lane's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.82 indicating that Hamilton Lane is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Lane	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hamilton Lane beats Carlyle Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.