Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ZBRA or CG?

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zebra Technologies. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zebra Technologies, 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
Zebra Technologies	$4.98B	2.95	$528M	$10.59	27.29
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	3.97	$1.02B	$3.42	17.43

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

91.0% of Zebra Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Zebra Technologies 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ZBRA or CG?

Zebra Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $369.56, suggesting a potential upside of 27.88%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $61.47, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. Given Zebra Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zebra Technologies is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zebra Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

Which has more volatility & risk, ZBRA or CG?

Zebra Technologies has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ZBRA or CG?

In the previous week, Zebra Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Zebra Technologies and 20 mentions for Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Zebra Technologies' score of 0.71 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zebra Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ZBRA or CG more profitable?

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Zebra Technologies' net margin of 10.56%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Zebra Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zebra Technologies	10.56%	18.95%	8.57%
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%

Summary

Carlyle Group beats Zebra Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.