Victory Capital (VCTR) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, CG or VCTR?

The Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Capital. Victory Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The 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
The Carlyle Group	$3.47B	4.94	$1.02B	$2.95	16.08
Victory Capital	$897.22M	4.74	$288.86M	$4.49	14.10

Is CG or VCTR more profitable?

Victory Capital has a net margin of 32.33% compared to The Carlyle Group's net margin of 18.81%. Victory Capital's return on equity of 31.08% beat The Carlyle Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Carlyle Group	18.81%	24.02%	6.53%
Victory Capital	32.33%	31.08%	13.69%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CG or VCTR?

The Carlyle Group received 386 more outperform votes than Victory Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.15% of users gave The Carlyle Group an outperform vote while only 55.94% of users gave Victory Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Carlyle Group	Outperform Votes 598 56.15%	Underperform Votes 467 43.85%
Victory Capital	Outperform Votes 212 55.94%	Underperform Votes 167 44.06%

Do analysts rate CG or VCTR?

The Carlyle Group presently has a consensus price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.74%. Victory Capital has a consensus price target of $71.56, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. Given Victory Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than The Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Victory Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CG or VCTR?

55.9% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Victory Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of The Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Victory Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or VCTR?

The Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Capital has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CG or VCTR?

In the previous week, The Carlyle Group had 4 more articles in the media than Victory Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for The Carlyle Group and 6 mentions for Victory Capital. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat The Carlyle Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Victory Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Carlyle Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Victory Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CG or VCTR a better dividend stock?

The Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. The Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victory Capital pays out 43.7% 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. The Carlyle Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Victory Capital has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Victory Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Victory Capital beats The Carlyle Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.