TPG (TPG) Competitors

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts rate CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus target price of $59.93, suggesting a potential downside of 6.97%. TPG has a consensus target price of $62.57, suggesting a potential upside of 3.12%. Given TPG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TPG 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
TPG	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

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

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of TPG shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.0% of TPG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CG or TPG?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group and Carlyle Group both had 16 articles in the media. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat TPG's score of 0.63 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TPG	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CG or TPG more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to TPG's net margin of 1.60%. TPG's return on equity of 25.79% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
TPG	1.60%	25.79%	8.16%

Is CG or TPG a better dividend stock?

Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. TPG pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TPG pays out -1,242.1% 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. TPG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CG or TPG?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than TPG. TPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 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
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.29	$1.02B	$3.42	18.84
TPG	$3.50B	6.55	$23.48M	-$0.19	-319.37

Summary

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