StepStone Group (STEP) Competitors $57.45 -0.91 (-1.56%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.45 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/7/2025 06:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STEP vs. CG, HLNE, TPG, APO, ARES, BX, EVR, JHG, KKR, and OWLShould you be buying StepStone Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StepStone Group include Carlyle Group (CG), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), TPG (TPG), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), Blackstone (BX), Evercore (EVR), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), and Blue Owl Capital (OWL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. StepStone Group vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Group Hamilton Lane TPG Apollo Global Management Ares Management Blackstone Evercore Janus Henderson Group KKR & Co. Inc. Blue Owl Capital Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Does the media prefer CG or STEP? In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 16 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Carlyle Group and 10 mentions for StepStone Group. StepStone Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.62 indicating that StepStone Group 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive StepStone Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, CG or STEP? Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CG or STEP? 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of StepStone Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend CG or STEP? Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $58.40, indicating a potential downside of 5.15%. StepStone Group has a consensus price target of $63.43, indicating a potential upside of 10.41%. Given StepStone Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe StepStone Group 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) 2.44StepStone Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has higher earnings & valuation, CG or STEP? Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than StepStone Group. StepStone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarlyle Group$5.43B4.10$1.02B$2.9520.87StepStone Group$1.17B5.69-$179.56M-$2.39-24.04 Is CG or STEP a better dividend stock? Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. StepStone Group pays out -40.2% 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 StepStone Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is CG or STEP more profitable? Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of -15.28%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat StepStone Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Group20.22% 23.60% 6.41% StepStone Group -15.28%15.21%5.81% SummaryCarlyle Group beats StepStone Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get StepStone Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STEP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStepStone GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.79B$7.55B$12.15B$9.57BDividend Yield1.64%4.88%5.64%4.17%P/E Ratio-24.0418.6619.8625.14Price / Sales5.695.0225.9986.71Price / Cash23.4020.8221.4958.58Price / Book4.812.592.115.59Net Income-$179.56M$310.82M$1.00B$265.48M7 Day Performance1.14%2.39%1.01%1.22%1 Month Performance-1.25%7.42%-0.11%0.39%1 Year Performance23.84%33.18%543.15%23.47% StepStone Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STEPStepStone Group3.2775 of 5 stars$57.45-1.6%$63.43+10.4%+27.6%$6.79B$1.17B-24.041,130Earnings ReportCGCarlyle Group4.3694 of 5 stars$62.95-0.8%$57.73-8.3%+61.1%$22.91B$5.43B21.342,300Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHLNEHamilton Lane3.189 of 5 stars$155.78-0.7%$161.29+3.5%+16.4%$8.40B$712.96M28.90530Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTPGTPG3.5978 of 5 stars$58.31-0.2%$59.77+2.5%+38.1%$21.75B$3.50B28.631,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAPOApollo Global Management4.3676 of 5 stars$148.69-1.6%$161.00+8.3%+37.0%$86.37B$26.11B26.045,108Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeARESAres Management4.2956 of 5 stars$187.37+0.6%$177.50-5.3%+38.1%$60.82B$3.88B110.223,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBXBlackstone4.4548 of 5 stars$176.82-0.7%$170.12-3.8%+31.4%$129.95B$13.23B47.534,895Trending NewsInsider TradeEVREvercore4.6794 of 5 stars$302.33+0.4%$283.14-6.3%+33.1%$11.78B$2.98B28.932,380Insider TradeJHGJanus Henderson Group4.6055 of 5 stars$42.96-0.4%$43.33+0.9%+26.3%$6.80B$2.47B17.052,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9365 of 5 stars$152.19+0.0%$154.33+1.4%+30.7%$135.52B$21.88B64.224,834Positive NewsInsider TradeOWLBlue Owl Capital4.2124 of 5 stars$19.81-1.0%$24.02+21.3%+16.4%$30.79B$2.30B26.001,100Options Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CG Competitors HLNE Competitors TPG Competitors APO Competitors ARES Competitors BX Competitors EVR Competitors JHG Competitors KKR Competitors OWL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STEP) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! Now, experts believe altcoin season is officially here. 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