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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media favor CG or HLNE?

In the previous week, Hamilton Lane had 6 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Hamilton Lane and 10 mentions for Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Hamilton Lane's score of 0.71 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Lane	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 1.5%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Hamilton Lane has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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%

Do analysts rate CG or HLNE?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus target price of $59.93, suggesting a potential downside of 5.99%. Hamilton Lane has a consensus target price of $163.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.65%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher possible 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)	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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and 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	$3.71B	6.22	$1.02B	$3.42	18.64
Hamilton Lane	$692.19M	11.75	$217.42M	$5.20	28.10

Which has more risk and volatility, CG or HLNE?

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

Summary

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