Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Competitors

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

Is CG or HLNE more profitable?

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 30.66% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 20.22%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 29.47% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
Hamilton Lane	30.66%	29.47%	16.22%

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 2.1%. Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hamilton Lane pays out 41.5% 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 and Hamilton Lane has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor CG or HLNE?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 3 more articles in the media than Hamilton Lane. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Carlyle Group and 12 mentions for Hamilton Lane. Hamilton Lane's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.12 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Lane	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	4.45	$1.02B	$3.42	19.53
Hamilton Lane	$712.96M	11.44	$217.42M	$5.20	28.18

Which has more volatility & risk, CG or HLNE?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CG or HLNE?

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CG or HLNE?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $59.93, suggesting a potential downside of 10.29%. Hamilton Lane has a consensus price target of $163.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.34%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hamilton Lane	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Summary

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