Victory Capital (VCTR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend VCTR or CG?

Victory Capital currently has a consensus target price of $72.22, suggesting a potential upside of 2.24%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $57.73, suggesting a potential downside of 9.01%. Given Victory Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is VCTR or CG more profitable?

Victory Capital has a net margin of 32.90% compared to Carlyle Group's net margin of 19.00%. Victory Capital's return on equity of 30.28% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victory Capital	32.90%	30.28%	13.44%
Carlyle Group	19.00%	23.78%	6.40%

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 2.8%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Victory Capital pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% 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. 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.

Does the media refer more to VCTR or CG?

In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 14 more articles in the media than Victory Capital. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Carlyle Group and 5 mentions for Victory Capital. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.82 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	5.32	$288.86M	$4.49	15.73
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.22	$1.02B	$2.95	21.51

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, VCTR or CG?

Victory Capital has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Victory Capital beats Carlyle Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.