Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Competitors

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

Is CG or ZBRA 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
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
Zebra Technologies	10.56%	18.95%	8.57%

Do analysts rate CG or ZBRA?

Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $59.93, indicating a potential downside of 10.02%. Zebra Technologies has a consensus target price of $357.44, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Given Zebra Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zebra Technologies 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
Zebra Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Which has more risk & volatility, CG or ZBRA?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zebra Technologies has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CG or ZBRA?

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
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.44	$1.02B	$3.42	19.47
Zebra Technologies	$4.98B	3.19	$528M	$10.59	29.52

Does the media favor CG or ZBRA?

In the previous week, Zebra Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Zebra Technologies and 16 mentions for Carlyle Group. Zebra Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.94 indicating that Zebra Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Zebra Technologies	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Zebra Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Zebra Technologies shares are owned by 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

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