Victory Capital (VCTR) Competitors

Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, VCTR or CG?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Capital. Victory Capital 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
Victory Capital	$893.48M	5.13	$288.86M	$4.05	16.94
Carlyle Group	$3.71B	6.49	$1.02B	$3.42	19.47

Is VCTR or CG a better dividend stock?

Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Victory Capital pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% 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. Victory Capital has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Victory Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is VCTR or CG more profitable?

Victory Capital has a net margin of 27.18% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 20.22%. Victory Capital's return on equity of 26.46% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victory Capital	27.18%	26.46%	13.03%
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%

Which has more volatility & risk, VCTR or CG?

Victory Capital has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VCTR or CG?

Victory Capital presently has a consensus price target of $73.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.71%. Carlyle Group has a consensus price target of $59.93, suggesting a potential downside of 10.02%. Given Victory Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victory Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer VCTR or CG?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 8 more articles in the media than Victory Capital. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Carlyle Group and 8 mentions for Victory Capital. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Victory Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Victory Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

87.7% of Victory Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Victory Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Victory Capital beats Carlyle Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.